Neighbors Are Not Mending the Fence! | Part 1

>> Judge Judy: When you took down your wire fence, it irritated him. >> Announcer: Bad feelings spark a border war. >> Judge Judy: You did, in fact, paint a smiley face on your fence, facing his property. >> Correct. >> Announcer: But it didn't make the neighbors smile. >> Judge Judy: You went to his house. You went over there angry. >> I felt threatened. He went on my property. >> Judge Judy: [ Scoffs ] >> What should have been done, the proper way? >> Judge Judy: You call the police! >> Announ

cer: "Judge Judy." >> Judge Judy: Mm! How long have you been neighbors? >> 17 years. >> Judge Judy: You like living peacefully? >> Yes, I do. >> Judge Judy: You like living peacefully? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Judge Judy: You had trouble with each other over a 17-year period, or is this just starting? >> Oh, about 13 years. >> Judge Judy: 13 years it was okay? >> No. Four years it was okay. >> Judge Judy: The beginning four? >> Yep. >> Judge Judy: What happened after that? >> Well, my wife tried to com

mit suicide, so we tried to change her lifestyle, open up our house. So we had our neighbor come over and do some painting inside. >> Judge Judy: He did? >> He did. And he painted some graffiti, you know, vandalized our house by painting at the end of our -- >> Judge Judy: This was a long time ago. >> 2006. >> That never happened. >> Judge Judy: Just a -- I'm trying to get from his mind... >> Yes, ma'am. >> Judge Judy: ...what the cause of the trouble was... >> Yes, ma'am. >> Judge Judy: ...beca

use for a while it was okay, okay enough for him to agree to, I assume, pay you to come and do some painting in his house. Okay, so, you didn't like the job that he did. He did something wrong. That was in 2006. >> Right. >> Judge Judy: And so what happened? >> Uh... Well, he -- >> Judge Judy: Don't -- Don't help him. >> He painted at the end of the house "House for sale, needs repair," inside the house by the fireplace. Pretty tacky. So a week or two later, I told him to leave the house, take h

is stuff with him. >> Judge Judy: Okay. And since then, you haven't spoken? >> Correct. >> Judge Judy: I have complaints and cross-complaints for harassment. Your complaint for harassment is that he trespassed on your side of the property and painted a happy face on his fence that was facing your property. >> Correct, Your Honor. >> Judge Judy: That problem start-- Don't be a troublemaker. Do you understand? Young people like to fight. Most people want to live in peace with their neighbors. What

happened was your wire fence, which was on your property, was supporting his fence. You took down your wire fence, which he alleges caused damage to his fence. A wooden fence? >> Correct. >> Judge Judy: And when you took down your wire fence, it irritated him because some of his fence was either damaged or fell because it was supporting it, according to you. And you did, in fact, paint a smiley face on your fence, but facing his property. >> Correct. >> Judge Judy: Now, in order to do that, how

did you manage to paint a smiley face on his side of the fence? >> When I found my fence -- >> Judge Judy: Just a second. Just answer my question. How did you manage to do that without going on his property? >> I stood the two fences up. The one fence up, I pounded in a post. I stood the other fence up, and the only way for me to secure it was to go on the other side to get the two panels together. >> Judge Judy: So you went on his property. >> I did step on his property, yes, ma'am. >> Judge J

udy: So you trespassed on his property. >> I did stand on his property, yes. >> Judge Judy: When you stood on his property, did you paint the smiley face before or after you put up the fence? >> That was before I put the fence up. >> Judge Judy: So, the first thing that you did was to paint something that would be irritating to him -- >> I regret that. >> Judge Judy: Shh! And then put up the fence. And he can't touch it because it's your fence. So now you have something that he has to look at, b

ut you were only able to do because you trespassed on his property. >> It was the only way to secure my property. >> Judge Judy: I don't give a rat's behind. >> Okay. [ Light laughter ] >> Judge Judy: Now, what do you claim is a false police report that Mr. Hardacre filed against you? >> Well, we have the police report that they made when they came out. Six officers was in my garage that day, knocked on the door, and wanted to know about the fence. So, we got the report from that day from the of

ficers. Plus, we got the 911 -- >> Judge Judy: No, no, just a second. He called the police about you. >> Correct. >> Judge Judy: Or you? >> Me. >> Judge Judy: You. Because when you discovered this smiley face on the fence, you went to his house. You live with your father. >> Correct. >> Judge Judy: And what did you do when you went to his house? >> I -- >> Judge Judy: I want you to look at me. >> Okay. I have a -- >> Judge Judy: And I want -- You went to the door. >> Yes, and I have a video reco

rding of what was stating -- what me and him spoke about. >> Judge Judy: Okay. Oh, I'd love to see that. >> Yes. >> Judge Judy: That's easy. That's easier than you telling me. >> Yes. >> Right there.