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{\an8}While we were living there
he harassed me every day.
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You could've moved.
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He started arguing with me
in front of my 11-year-old kid.
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He made him cry. He is a monster!
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But you stayed there.
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I deserve my deposit back.
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I deserve my deposit back,
That's all I know.
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That's why we're in court.
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[narrator] This is Judy Justice.
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{\an8}[theme music playing]
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{\an8}[Narrator] Mary Tsotsikyan is suing
her former landlord, Kazi Ahmmad,
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for a security deposit,
invasion of privacy, and harassment.
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[bailiff]
Court, come to order. All rise.
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Have a seat, please.
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{\an8}Case #2047
Tsotsikyan vs. Ahmmad.
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- [Judy] Thank you.
- [bailiff] You're welcome.
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- You had a house?
- Yes.
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Where?
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In Sun Valley.
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When did you purchase the house?
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I purchased it, uh, four years ago.
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How much did you pay for it?
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{\an8}We purchased it for $585,000, I believe.
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{\an8}[Judy] And you sold that house
to Mr. Ahmmad. What month and year?
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We sold it in,
I believe it was January.
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- Of 2022
- Yes.
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And you sold it for how much?
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- $574,500.
- [Judy] Where did you move to?
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[Mary] I moved to Palmdale.
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- [Judy] Did you buy something else?
- Yes.
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- And Mr. Ahmmad, you took a mortgage out?
- Yes.
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[Judy] How much is your mortgage?
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I bought the house February 15, 2022,
not January.
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And I pay for it $710,000.
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- [Judy] So, you paid $710?
- Yes.
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- [Judy] Not $574.
- No.
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Does that sound right to you?
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{\an8}Um, yeah, I might not be remembering
the exact amount.
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{\an8}Well, that's a big "not exactly,"
$574 to $710 is a big difference.
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- Yeah, it was $710.
- In one case you lost money.
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In one case, you made money.
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- It was $710, I apologize.
- [Judy] Okay.
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- So, $710?
- Yes.
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- Yes, Honor.
- Thank you.
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You're welcome.
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How much is your mortgage payment
each month?
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{\an8}Uh, $5,100.
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{\an8}[Judy] And when you sold Mr. Ahmmad
the house you didn't have a place to go,
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according to your complaint,
and you asked for a rent-back.
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- I was in escrow.
- But you didn't have a place to go.
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Whether you were in escrow
or in an igloo in Eskimo,
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doesn't mean anything,
you didn't have a place to go.
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[Mary] Yes, Correct.
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So, you asked them if you could
stay in the house and rent it from them.
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How many people are there
in your family?
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My family, it's three kids.
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So, who was living in the house?
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- Your three child...
- It was me, my husband,
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and I have my two sons that are with me.
My daughter doesn't live with me.
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So, you asked if you could rent
the house back for a few months.
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He was nice, he said yes.
How much rent did he ask for?
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- He asked for $4,000.
- [Judy] He asked for $4,000?
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Yes, for three bedrooms,
he asked for $4,000.
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- Your Honor, no...
- Just a second.
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He asked for $4,000 even though
his mortgage was $5,100?
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Four thousand.
I paid a whole total together,
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with everything, with security deposit,
I paid $12,000 all together.
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That's not what I'm asking,
with security deposit.
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That's what we're here for.
For your security deposit.
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Yeah.
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I'm asking you how much
did he originally ask you?
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$4,000, was the...
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{\an8}[Judy] Ok, well that was
pretty generous of him
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{\an8}to ask for $4,000, considering
his mortgage was $5,100
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and he doesn't know you
from a hole in the wall.
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So, that makes him a very nice person.
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To rent it back to you
so that he's at a loss every month
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of $1,100. Do you understand?
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- Yes, I do understand.
- [Judy] Great.
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And what you're doing here
is you want your deposit back.
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- Yes, that's correct.
- [Judy] Four thousand dollars.
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And Mr. Ahmmad says
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{\an8}that not only did he have to spend $4,000
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{\an8}to fix the damage you and
your family caused to the house
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while you were living there
for those few months,
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but he had to spend an additional $6,000,
that's what he says.
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{\an8}He had to spend an additional $6,000
because the place was destroyed
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because you had a disagreement with him
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over the date that you were going to be
receiving your deposit back.
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That's his claim.
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So, there were a couple of things
that were sort of questionable to me...
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I have not damaged, though.
I have pictures of the house when I left,
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- [Judy] Just a second.
- there was no damage.
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That's fine,
you're gonna show them to me.
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The one thing that I found strange...
So now, I have the facts straight.
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So you moved into the house
in February?
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- In the house?
- [Judy] Yes.
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- Yes.
- [Judy] So, you rented
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- in February and March?
- [Mary] Yes.
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- [Judy] Two months?
- We moved out April sixth.
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[Judy] Okay. Now, you told him
you were moving out.
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- Mm-hmm.
- [Judy] And he came to the house
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to do an inspection.
And that was before your move-out date.
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On what date did you meet together
for him to go through the house?
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And let me refresh your recollection.
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You came to the house,
he walked around with you
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and at that time he said,
"these few things need repair."
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And there was not
extensive damage anywhere.
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And when he got to the house,
he rang the bell
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and you opened the door
and you looked through the house.
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Yes.
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On what date was that,
do you remember?
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The date that I gave him
my keys to the door?
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No, no, that's not the date you moved out,
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that's the date that he came there
to do a walkthrough
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with you, your husband, and/or children,
I don't know who was there.
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Your Honor,
he made a lot of walkthroughs.
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[Judy] No, I'm asking for
the last one that he made.
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- The last one?
- Yes.
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The last one he did, I was,
I don't remember the exact date,
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- but he had four or five walkthroughs.
- Do you remember the date?
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- [Judy] What was the date?
- March 23.
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And when you went to the house
on March 23rd,
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and they had been living there February...
All of February and most of March.
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- March.
- [Judy] Was the house in good shape
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- on March 23rd?
- No.
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{\an8}[Judy] Was it in the same shape
on March 23rd
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{\an8}when you saw it on April 6th?
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{\an8}Uh, yes.
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{\an8}Because when I saw the damages
of my house,
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I request her, "what is this?"
I show her.
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No, just a second.
What did you show her?
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About the floor damage, wall damage,
and there is...
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[Judy] Oh, well show me on
the pictures that you took on March 23rd.
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- Okay.
- He probably damaged it himself.
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- From his construction that he did.
- [Judy] Just a second.
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He did construction
while I was living there.
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For the whole two months
he did construction.
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I don't care.
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[Judy] You know what I find problematic
in both your complaint and...
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[Kazi] I would like to pass my evidence...
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- [Judy] Shh! Just a second.
- Okay.
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I'm gonna tell you what I find difficult
in both your complaint and his answer.
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That when you left the house,
you took the doorbell with you.
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- The doorbell...
- [Judy] When you left the house,
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you took the doorbell with you!
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He bought the house,
he's paid you for the house.
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You've got $710,000.
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On the day the house closed,
there is no question in my mind
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that there was a doorbell!
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- [Mary] Okay. Yes.
- Do you understand?
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You have no right
to take anything from that house
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once it's sold. You're a renter!
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Your honor, I believe I do.
Because on the document
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it says the only thing
I'm supposed to leave for him
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is the washer and dryer and stove.
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[Judy] That's... Madam!
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That's something...
Have you never bought property before
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or are you just trying to be obtuse?
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I would never think... I've bought
and sold dozens of homes.
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Never, in one contract,
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in all, and I'm a lawyer,
my husband's a lawyer,
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grandchildren are lawyers,
my children are lawyers.
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Not in one contract
does it ever talk about a doorbell.
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It is assumed that you leave the doorbell,
that you leave the toilets...
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{\an8}[Mary] No, that was not a doorbell,
it was a ring camera!
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{\an8}[Judy] I don't care
if it was a ring camera!
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I don't care if it was an MGM camera
or a Universal Picture camera!
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it's not yours! It's part of the property.
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You have no right to take it. Period!
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Put your hand down, I'm...
You know, sometimes,
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when it doesn't appear you're losing,
you're supposed to be quiet.
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Do you understand?
You have no right to take certain things.
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Once the house is sold,
nothing there belongs to you.
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Nothing! You're a renter.
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That was before the house was...
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[Judy] Just a second.
Are you telling me
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that when you stayed there
after the house was sold,
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for the two months that you lived there,
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are you telling me
you lived without a doorbell?
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Shh! Are you telling me
that you lived without a doorbell?
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No! You lived with a doorbell!
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It's a ring...
Your Honor, it's a ring camera.
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I don't care what it is,
you can't take it!
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It's not the doorbell it's a ring camera.
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You can take it off and
take it to your next property.
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It's something that I bought.
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You bought a lot of things
in that house, I'm sure.
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Did you buy wallpaper?
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Did you buy flooring?
Did you buy carpeting?
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You can't take it.
It doesn't belong to you.
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It travels with the property.
When you say it's a ring camera,
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when you ring the doorbell,
does that activate the ring camera?
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Yes, it does.
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And when you took out the whole
ring camera, did you put in a doorbell?
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The doorbell was already there,
I never touched the doorbell.
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That's why I took the camera,
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the ring camera,
'cause that belongs to me.
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I bought that.
I didn't touch the doorbell.
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That's not, that's part of the house.
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That's part of the property,
It's in the wall.
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Can I see a picture of what she took?
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[Kazi] My doorbell is not here.
Here is the point...
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[Mary] I did not touch the doorbell
Again, he did a lot of remodeling.
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He probably did all the damages himself.
He's trying to blame it on me.
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[Kazi]
No, that's not it at all.
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[Judy]
You're not allowed to take it, period!
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[Judy] You're not allowed to take it.
Now, so I'm starting with your case.
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- You want your deposit back?
- Yes.
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This gets deducted from your deposit.
Did you replace this?
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[Kazi] Not yet.
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Did you get an estimate
for its replacement?
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- [Kazi] Yes, I did.
- I'd like to see it.
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[Kazi] Okay.
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{\an8}And not only the doorbell, Your Honor,
she took, um, the curtain rods
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{\an8}and also all the lightbulbs.
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- Just a second.
- [Kazi] Okay.
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Give me some time.
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[Judy]
I don't have time!
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- [Kazi] All right.
- Can I please explain what happened
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and what I went through with this guy
from day one?
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- [Judy] No.
- That he let me rent...
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- No.
- [Mary] Because I want to prove my case.
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Because he's wrong and he's a crook.
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No, no, no, Madam, you rented the house.
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- [Mary] Yes.
- For $4,000 a month.
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- [Mary] Yes.
- A three bedroom house.
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[Mary] I paid him the amount.
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And you paid him the amount,
and you stayed there.
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If there was something wrong
with the house,
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or if you didn't like the fact
that he was doing construction there,
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or coming in and out of the house,
even though he was renting it to you
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for $1,100 less
than his mortgage payment...
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- Okay? You could've moved.
- Your Honor, Your Honor...
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Let me just tell you
that he promised me from day...
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He, let me just tell you
he kept texting me over and over,
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{\an8}bringing renters to show
my side of the place to live,
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{\an8}while we were living there.
He harassed me every day
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{\an8}by text messages and phone calls.
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"Can I show the house?"
Every single day...
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Who cares? I don't care!
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It caused a lot of tension in my family!
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I don't care. Move!
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- She intentionally damaged...
- [Mary] I didn't do that.
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These... Shh! Shh!
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I'm gonna dismiss your case.
Do you understand?
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One, two, three. It will be my joy.
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[theme music playing]
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{\an8}[Narrator] Mary Tsotsikyan
claims her former landlord, Kazi Ahmmad,
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{\an8}refused to return her security deposit
and harassed her.
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Kazi is counter-suing for vandalism.
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Now, if you didn't like to live in a place
where you were being constantly harassed,
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you and your husband now have
$110,000 profit from selling your house...
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I gave him a $10,000 discount
on that property! And he...
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Did you understand
what I just said to you?
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Move! Say, "listen, it's not working out."
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You're bringing too many people
in and out of the house,
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it's not working for me.
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[Judy] Wait just a second.
"We'd like to move out before."
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Did you ever say that to him?
The answer is "no."
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Because I had a lease with him.
And I don't get my deposit if I...
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- [Judy] Just a second.
- Yes.
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Did you ever say that to him?
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"I would like to give you
your property back earlier.
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We don't need it for two months
because I don't want to be harassed.
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We're going to move out into a hotel
until our house is ready."
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But you stayed there.
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No, I told him that we can't keep having
people come and knock on our door...
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Okay. Madam, madam.
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You're not getting compensated for that.
You're a big girl.
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You made a lot of money on this house.
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You asked for a deal for him to
rent it back to you, he said fine.
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He's gonna tell me that he wanted
to have his mortgage covered,
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and you were not prepared,
you were not prepared to do that.
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Your Honor, let me just tell you,
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the living situation for that two months
that I was there was Hell with him.
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He caused me all kinds of anxiety.
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The last day, when I was supposed to
give him the keys so I can leave,
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{\an8}he opened the door and started arguing
with me in front of my 11-year-old kid.
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{\an8}He made him cry,
he caused a lot of trauma to our family.
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Your Honor, her son was not there.
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He is a monster, he doesn't care.
Then he did remodeling.
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Now he's trying to get the money
out of me
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to pay for it because he's broke,
that's why.
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First of all, this comes off the deposit
and I want to see the estimate.
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All I want is my $4,000 deposit,
security deposit back.
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- I'm not sure you're gonna get it.
- I paid his rent on time,
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like a good renter. All I wanted
was my deposit back. That's it.
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On March 23rd... Shh!
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On March 23rd of this year,
when he came
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to do an initial walkthrough with you,
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before you were leaving,
did you discuss deposit?
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- Oh, yes! I made very sure...
- [Judy] The answer is "yes."
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- The answer is "yes."
- Yes.
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And at that time, did he say to you,
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"This needs fixed, this needs fixed."
Did he say anything to you? Nothing.
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Did he tell you that he had, by law,
21 days to return your deposit?
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Yes.
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[Judy]
And what did you say to him?
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I said, "That's fine,
I will wait the 20 days."
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- But he was... Yes.
- [Judy] No, just a second.
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You said "It was fine,
I'll wait the 20 days."
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Yeah, to get my deposit, yes.
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Okay. And then, what happened?
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I have every text that we sent
to each other...
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[Judy] I'm not reading every text
you sent each other.
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I'm asking you, after March 23rd...
Go to your March 23rd texts...
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I do have here.
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He basically said he...
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Not "basically." I said, go to
your March 23rd and thereafter...
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I have it, Your Honor, for you.
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After March 23rd. Go to your...
Do you have text messages?
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- [Mary] Yes, it's here.
- You're looking at me.
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Okay. I have a March 23 here.
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He led me on in the text messages
saying, you help me pay my mortgage,
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I will help and give you
your security deposit back.
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I'm asking you to show me
the text messages after March 23rd...
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- This is the March 23rd.
- ...and thereafter.
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"You paid deposit back
when there isn't any damage
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to the house. You don't use my deposit
for anything else.
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You hold it for damages."
"Here is the notice,
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I would like you to meet with you
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and your husband, please
let me know when you are available."
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"Please don't threat me with my deposit."
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- I wasn't.
- He was threatening me.
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- I wasn't.
- [Judy] Just a minute.
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{\an8}"Please don't threat me,"
you mean 'threaten me,'
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{\an8}with my deposit."
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"Can you show me where on the contract
it says the washer and dryer stays."
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That I found, it stays.
And we did leave it there.
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She tried to take with her, that too.
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Again, your honor
I'm just here for my deposit.
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Because, I did my responsibilities
and paid the rent, I was a good tenant.
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I kept the house beautifully clean
and everything.
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I deserve my deposit back.
That's why I'm here.
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I don't want to deal with him,
I don't want to see him ever again.
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- I want my deposit.
- I know what you want.
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- That's it!
- That's why we're in court!
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If he felt as if you
deserved your deposit...
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And if I left the house perfect,
he needs to give it to me...
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because I didn't do no damages
to that property.
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- [Judy] Okay.
- [Mary] He's lying, he...
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"Can you show me where the contract
says the washer and dryer stays
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because I don't see it.
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{\an8}I made it very clear to everyone
that I paid for it.
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That it's going with me."
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That was before
I looked at the document.
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- [Judy] Just a second!
- Yes.
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So, that's before you
looked at the document.
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- [Mary] Yes.
- When did you look at the document?
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I looked at it... It was at home
when I noticed it.
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Did you respond to him after the 23rd,
and say to him "I realize
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{\an8}- that the washer and dryer stays."
- No! Because he's been threatening me.
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{\an8}Why am I gonna respond to him?
He's been a monster!
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[Judy] Please show me photographs
of what the house looked like.
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[Judy] Show me where...
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Just a second, show me what
the house looked like on April 6th.
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[Mary] This is the pictures I have.
A perfect little house.
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Just a... Shh! Don't speak, just show me.
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I'm just trying to say that, um,
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I'm not here for anything empty,
I'm here for my deposit.
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00:16:14,667 --> 00:16:17,000
No, that's not what you're here for, madam,
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that's not what you filed a claim for.
An invasion of privacy,
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- and pain and suffering...
- Yes! That too.
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There's a whole bunch of things
that you're suing for.
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Ok, I see these pictures and...
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[Mary] The house is in...
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Just a second
And this is your little dog?
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[Mary] Yes, it is.
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The house is in great shape,
he has no complaints...
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He's gonna show me pictures.
I'm gonna look at them.
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I deserve my deposit back,
that's all I know.
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He, he wasted my time,
he lied to me, he...
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[Judy] Can I see your photographs
of what the house looked like too?
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Your Honor, this is the picture
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of when I bought the property
with good condition.
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- [Judy] Okay.
- And this is the picture for...
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She intentionally damaged...
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Don't tell me what she intentionally did.
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- These are the damages...
- Shh!
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- I didn't do that
- [Judy] Shh!
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I'm gonna dismiss your case.
Do you understand?
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One, two, three. It will be my joy.
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Anybody who takes out
a doorbell ring, or whatever it is,
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and leaves holes and mollies
in the wall,
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which is exactly what you did,
just like the washer and dryer. Okay.
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- Your Honor, this is the previous...
- [Judy] Don't speak.
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- Sorry.
- Now, I'd like to see the photographs
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that you took April 6th, or thereafter.
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When did you take those photographs?
On what date?
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{\an8}I start March 23rd to April, April 6th.
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{\an8}I'd like to see the photographs.
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Thank you, Your Honor.
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You know some of this damage
sir, that were in the door hinges,
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that's not damage that they did, that's
not damage that I can ascribe to them.
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There are some holes in the walls,
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I know you're showing me this,
that you have to deal with.
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I sold my property to him as is.
I did have tenants there...
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I'll tell you right now...
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[Judy] No, I want to know what rent
the tenant was paying you.
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That's a number, not a story!
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[theme music playing]
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{\an8}[Narrator] Mary Tsotsikyan
accuses her former landlord, Kazi Ahmmad,
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{\an8}of keeping her security deposit
and harassing her.
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Kazi claims Mary vandalized his house
before she left.
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00:18:29,967 --> 00:18:33,166
Okay. I don't know what this is
that you're showing me in this picture.
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00:18:33,166 --> 00:18:36,967
[Kazi] Because there is, uh,
is a water leak from there.
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{\an8}So the water goes in the cabinet, inside.
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00:18:39,734 --> 00:18:43,066
{\an8}Okay. I assume that you
have some sort of insurance.
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00:18:43,066 --> 00:18:44,667
'Cause they didn't do this damage.
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Okay.
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They didn't do this damage
when they were there.
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I would like, sir, to see
some of the pictures before and after.
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This is moldy and it's dirty
so they didn't clean the bathtub.
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00:18:55,033 --> 00:18:57,133
- Where are you living now, sir?
- With my mom.
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- [Judy] And who's living in the house?
- I rent it out.
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What's the name of the people
that you rented the house to?
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It's, uh, Walter.
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[Judy]
When did you rent it, on what date?
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I don't remember exact date.
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- [Judy] You remember everything else.
- Okay.
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You remember April 6th,
you remember March 23rd.
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- Now remember, what day they came.
- Okay. June.
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So actually, the house was...
Just a second.
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So actually, the house was unrented
for about a month and a half.
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Right.
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00:19:21,100 --> 00:19:23,633
- Because I...
- [Judy] Shh! Not a "because."
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Now, how much did you rent the house for
to Walter?
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{\an8}Four thousand.
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00:19:28,734 --> 00:19:32,133
{\an8}Could you explain to me
why you're renting it to somebody
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For less than what you pay
in your mortgage?
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Sure. So, here is the American dream,
because I came here 2013,
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and I start to live with my mom.
So, me and my wife working so hard
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to buy the house.
We save every penny, day by day,
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and we saw a lot of house
the last couple years.
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I'm not listening,
don't tell me your life story.
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I want to know why you're renting
the house for less than your mortgage.
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Because, no, the people is very nice
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and they said they are going to increase
the rent January,
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they give me $5,000. That's why.
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- [Judy] Do you have a lease with them?
- I do. Yes.
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And does the lease indicate
that the rent is being raised in January?
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- Yes.
- [Judy] What?
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00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:13,734
Um, that whole thing that he said
that his place was not rented
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00:20:13,734 --> 00:20:16,567
for a month, that's a lie
because he was renting the place out
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while I was living there.
447
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He had renters all in the back side.
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00:20:19,734 --> 00:20:21,667
[Judy]
You mean they were living with you?
449
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{\an8}They were living in the back house.
450
00:20:23,433 --> 00:20:26,667
{\an8}The house is split with a wall
so there's empty rooms in the back.
451
00:20:26,667 --> 00:20:29,867
So, he was literally renting it out,
boom-boom, like right away.
452
00:20:29,867 --> 00:20:31,433
- Just a second
- While I was there.
453
00:20:31,433 --> 00:20:32,934
Is what you are telling me,
454
00:20:32,934 --> 00:20:36,533
that there are two sources of income
from that house?
455
00:20:36,533 --> 00:20:37,734
- Yes
- Okay.
456
00:20:37,734 --> 00:20:40,133
- That's interesting. Mr. Ahmmad.
- [Kazi] Yes.
457
00:20:40,133 --> 00:20:41,533
- Listen to me carefully.
- Sure.
458
00:20:41,533 --> 00:20:43,567
How many tenants do you have
in that house?
459
00:20:43,567 --> 00:20:45,567
- Three. Oh.
- [Judy] Shh!
460
00:20:45,567 --> 00:20:47,633
- Look at me. How many tenants?
- [Kazi] Sure.
461
00:20:47,633 --> 00:20:49,333
- You have Walter.
- Yes.
462
00:20:49,333 --> 00:20:51,200
- [Judy] And he pays you $4,000.
- Yes.
463
00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:52,900
- Do you have another tenant?
- Yes.
464
00:20:52,900 --> 00:20:55,333
- [Judy] The other tenant is in the back?
- Yes.
465
00:20:55,333 --> 00:20:57,166
[Judy]
What does the other tenant pay you?
466
00:20:57,166 --> 00:20:58,567
- Okay, the one...
- [Judy] No...
467
00:20:58,567 --> 00:21:01,266
That's a figure.
What does the other tenant pay you?
468
00:21:02,333 --> 00:21:05,667
Don't look up there.
You know exactly how much...
469
00:21:05,667 --> 00:21:07,166
- Three thousand.
- [Judy] Three thousand.
470
00:21:07,166 --> 00:21:08,633
- So, you cover your mortgage.
- Yes.
471
00:21:08,633 --> 00:21:09,967
And you make a little money.
472
00:21:09,967 --> 00:21:12,033
- Yes.
- Now, while she was living there...
473
00:21:12,033 --> 00:21:13,800
- Pay attention!
- [Kazi] Yes.
474
00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:17,600
While she was living there,
were you renting the back?
475
00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:18,633
- Yes.
- [Judy] Yes.
476
00:21:18,633 --> 00:21:20,266
And how much were you getting?
477
00:21:20,266 --> 00:21:21,900
- Okay.
- That's a number!
478
00:21:21,900 --> 00:21:24,734
- [Kazi] Okay.
- Before you answer the question, think!
479
00:21:24,734 --> 00:21:27,767
How much were you getting
from the people in the back?
480
00:21:27,767 --> 00:21:29,400
- Same.
- [Judy] Same what?
481
00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:32,000
- Because that's not my...
- [Judy] Just a second
482
00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,567
What do you mean the same?
The same as what?
483
00:21:34,567 --> 00:21:37,967
The people that used to live there
long time with her.
484
00:21:37,967 --> 00:21:39,533
That's her tenant, not mine.
485
00:21:39,533 --> 00:21:41,867
- She just transferred to me.
- [Judy] Ah, I see.
486
00:21:41,867 --> 00:21:45,367
- So, you had a tenant living in the back.
- [Mary] Yes.
487
00:21:45,367 --> 00:21:48,200
{\an8}- You had a tenant living in the back.
- Yes, Your Honor.
488
00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:51,000
{\an8}And what was the rent that you
were charging your tenant?
489
00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,166
I sold my property to him as is.
490
00:21:53,166 --> 00:21:55,567
I did have tenants there, yes, I did.
491
00:21:55,567 --> 00:21:58,100
And one of the tenants,
I'll tell you right now, one...
492
00:21:58,100 --> 00:22:02,800
No! I want to know what rent
the tenant was paying you.
493
00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:03,800
That's what I'm saying...
494
00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:06,333
[Judy] Just give me...
That's a number, not a story.
495
00:22:06,333 --> 00:22:08,400
Um, one thousand...
496
00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:12,900
uh, and I would say,
I would say $2,000 all together.
497
00:22:12,900 --> 00:22:15,000
Sounds to me as if everybody
did very well.
498
00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,967
You have to pay for the doorbell.
499
00:22:16,967 --> 00:22:20,066
I want a receipt for the doorbell,
the rest of the pictures are nonsense.
500
00:22:20,066 --> 00:22:21,700
and you had no loss of income.
501
00:22:21,700 --> 00:22:24,967
Just a second. I want, I want
the estimate for the doorbell.
502
00:22:24,967 --> 00:22:28,033
That's what I want.
That's gonna be deducted from the...
503
00:22:28,033 --> 00:22:30,500
Put your hand down!
Otherwise you're gone.
504
00:22:30,500 --> 00:22:32,400
Do you understand? Doorbell.
505
00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:33,834
- Estimate.
- Eighty-four dollar.
506
00:22:33,834 --> 00:22:36,333
- Eighty-four dollars?
- [Kazi] Yes, something like that.
507
00:22:36,333 --> 00:22:37,700
[Judy]
Do the math for me.
508
00:22:37,700 --> 00:22:42,333
I think it's three thousand,
nine hundred, whatever.
509
00:22:42,333 --> 00:22:45,166
Four thousand dollars less $84.
510
00:22:45,166 --> 00:22:46,300
Thirty-nine sixteen.
511
00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:51,133
Thirty-nine sixteen.
So, I've looked at your photographs,
512
00:22:51,133 --> 00:22:55,333
and I don't see any damage
that you can ascribe to the Plaintiff,
513
00:22:55,333 --> 00:22:57,967
- that I think mitigates...
- No, Your Honor.
514
00:22:57,967 --> 00:23:00,233
[Judy]
Mitigates in your favor,
515
00:23:00,233 --> 00:23:03,266
other than the doorbell,
which I actually find outrageous.
516
00:23:03,266 --> 00:23:04,734
Right, Your Honor.
517
00:23:04,734 --> 00:23:07,233
And, and you had no loss of income.
518
00:23:07,233 --> 00:23:09,900
So, clearly what you did
was purchase this house
519
00:23:09,900 --> 00:23:13,066
and you make an income from this house.
520
00:23:13,066 --> 00:23:14,467
- He does.
- [Judy] Every month.
521
00:23:14,467 --> 00:23:16,233
After I pay my mortgage
522
00:23:16,233 --> 00:23:19,800
and there is a service, like expenses,
523
00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:23,100
and also there is,
like utilities bill is so expensive now...
524
00:23:23,100 --> 00:23:25,533
- Property tax, insurance...
- [Judy] I don't care, $3,916.
525
00:23:25,533 --> 00:23:28,066
Judgement for the Plaintiff.
Your counterclaim is dismissed.
526
00:23:28,066 --> 00:23:29,934
We are finished with this case.
Goodbye!
527
00:23:29,934 --> 00:23:31,200
This court is adjourned.
528
00:23:34,100 --> 00:23:37,967
{\an8}I deserve my security deposit back.
I did very well with paying the rent.
529
00:23:37,967 --> 00:23:40,000
{\an8}And I feel like this was fair.
530
00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:43,300
{\an8}I'm not happy about it
because I'm the buyer,
531
00:23:43,300 --> 00:23:45,700
{\an8}and I bought the house
there is a lot of damages
532
00:23:45,700 --> 00:23:46,967
{\an8}after she move out.
533
00:23:46,967 --> 00:23:49,400
{\an8}He was pretty much texting
534
00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:52,734
{\an8}and having renters come
and knock on my door every day
535
00:23:52,734 --> 00:23:55,467
{\an8}without even giving me a notice
ahead of time.
536
00:23:55,467 --> 00:23:59,233
I was always giving to her two-three days
notice to go in the property.
537
00:23:59,233 --> 00:24:02,633
It was not easy but you know,
we moved on to something better so...
538
00:24:02,633 --> 00:24:04,400
I'm still living
in the American dream.
539
00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:09,266
You know, this case is sort of an example
of, you read a complaint
540
00:24:09,266 --> 00:24:12,266
and you read an answer and
you sort of have a pre-determination
541
00:24:12,266 --> 00:24:14,433
of what the case might look like.
- Sure.
542
00:24:14,633 --> 00:24:16,700
- and how that shifts, because
- [laughs]
543
00:24:16,700 --> 00:24:18,300
l when I originally saw these people
544
00:24:18,300 --> 00:24:21,033
I said "you know,
she took the doorbell ring,
545
00:24:21,033 --> 00:24:23,133
doorbell and the ring thing with her.
546
00:24:23,133 --> 00:24:24,333
- Mm-hmm.
- Why?"
547
00:24:24,433 --> 00:24:26,633
Then there was
with the washer and dryer
548
00:24:26,633 --> 00:24:27,700
she saw him taking it
549
00:24:27,700 --> 00:24:29,800
and it was in the contract
that it stayed.
550
00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,100
But then when I got to know
both of these people, Sarah,
551
00:24:32,100 --> 00:24:35,066
they were both a little bit of hustlers.
552
00:24:35,066 --> 00:24:37,333
- Uh-huh.
- Nobody told me up front
553
00:24:37,333 --> 00:24:40,033
that there was a back apartment
that they rented.
554
00:24:40,033 --> 00:24:43,166
And I said, why was this guy
being such a good guy?
555
00:24:43,166 --> 00:24:45,934
And he didn't say "well actually,
I'm not that great of a guy
556
00:24:45,934 --> 00:24:48,133
I rent the back side"
and I cover my expenses.
557
00:24:48,133 --> 00:24:50,767
I rent the back for $3,000
and it all covers his expenses.
558
00:24:50,767 --> 00:24:53,533
They actually, both of them,
deserved each other a little bit.
559
00:24:53,533 --> 00:24:57,700
He didn't deserve another $6,000
in addition to the four.
560
00:24:57,700 --> 00:25:00,166
Because I didn't see that much in damage.
561
00:25:00,166 --> 00:25:01,500
You looked at the pictures...
562
00:25:01,500 --> 00:25:03,734
Yeah, I saw some of the photos
and it looked like...
563
00:25:03,734 --> 00:25:06,000
Holes, you know,
from pictures in the walls.
564
00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,133
But not like he was describing
in his answer.
565
00:25:08,133 --> 00:25:10,800
Like punched holes in the wall
and ripped up flooring.
566
00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,367
- We didn't see any of that
- [Judy] There was nothing.
567
00:25:13,367 --> 00:25:14,433
She made a lot of money.
568
00:25:14,433 --> 00:25:16,600
- He's doing just fine.
- And he's doing just fine.
569
00:25:18,100 --> 00:25:19,800
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