Toxic Living Situation Goes from Bad to Worse | Part 1

Because you're suing here for $2,500 for breach of contract, nondisclosure, emotional distress, harassment, punitive damage, illegal eviction, termination, and you're still living there. >> Yes. >> Judge Patricia: Okay, so you told us that story. So let's move on to your next issue. She drinks Hennessy out of a bottle. So, Janis Joplin drank Jack Daniel's or whatever out of a bottle. What's your issue with that? You don't like to see that? >> My issue with that would be the drinking of the Henne

ssy was followed up with Xanax. I asked her because, like the first week I was there -- >> Judge Patricia: You're not her drug counselor. And how do you know she took a Xanax with the Hennessy? >> She told me herself. >> Judge Patricia: Okay, what do you care? What do you care? Move! Move out! >> Well, I tried that. >> Judge Patricia: Move out! The next thing is 2:30 in the morning, did you really move furniture around and pull up rugs and stuff like that? >> I do not know what incident he's spe

aking about at 2:30 in the morning. Would you to like to clarify what situation? >> Judge Patricia: Well, did you, at any point in the course of his living there in three months, decide in the middle of the night that you were going to move furniture? >> I might've. I don't -- >> Judge Patricia: You don't remember? >> I mean, I don't -- >> Judge Patricia: Come on, we're talking over the past three months. You don't remember moving furniture in the middle of the night? I don't believe you either.

Do you have a video of this? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Judge Patricia: Let's see it. Will the video shake your recollection on this? >> Maybe. >> Judge Patricia: Before we watch that video, I'm asking you one more time. Did you sand the floors and move furniture in the middle of the night? >> Oh, sand the floors, yes. >> Judge Patricia: So you sanded the floors in the middle of the night, but you didn't move the furniture? >> I might've moved a rug so I could get -- >> Judge Patricia: Well, I could ima

gine. You weren't going to sand the rug down, were you? You're not delusional, are you? >> Judge Patricia: Let's see the video. >> She's in the garage with her car running. The door leading to the house is open. I have wakened up several times in the night, and I'm not knowing why I'm coughing and can't catch my breath. And she does this all the time. >> Judge Patricia: Move! >> I'm trying! [ Sander running ] [ Sander stops ] >> Is there a reason why you're video-camera'ing me? >> Yeah. >> Why,

because you just had the door open and were smoking cigarettes with a door wide open with the heater on and stuff and you're videotaping me because you're wide awake and I'm doing my floors? >> What did you just -- I smoked? >> And you just went outside two seconds ago to smoke a cigarette and left the door wide open, which is kind of disrespectful. >> Judge Patricia: You're sanding the floors. >> I was, at that point, extremely furious. I got out of character there, yes. >> Judge Patricia: Out

of character? I doubt that. >> But I also felt that the three times I'd asked him previously to please shut the door when he's smoking and he just left the door wide open was disrespectful of me 'cause he blatantly disrespected what I said. >> Judge Patricia: Why were you sanding the floor? >> Actually, we got the house and I've been redoing it since we first got it. >> Judge Patricia: Do you think that it's right to sand floors in the middle of the night? But you do it. Do you think it's right

to let your car run with the garage door closed? And, to boot, to keep the house door open so that all the carbon monoxide gets into the house? >> Your Honor, with that taping, I was trying to get away from Mr. Jackson, so he was not listening, and -- >> Judge Patricia: So you have an excuse for behavior that is off the charts. You need to get out. >> I actually believe that I should get some help with moving. >> Judge Patricia: But you're not suing for moving damages. You're suing for a breach

of contract, emotional distress, harassment, and meanwhile, you're in the midst of it still. You're still in it. >> Yes. >> Judge Patricia: You're still in it, and to me, I don't even know why this lawsuit is here at this time. Judge Corriero? >> Judge Michael: You signed a lease, am I correct? >> Yes, sir. >> Judge Michael: And it talks about quiet enjoyment. So when someone pays you rent, they're entitled to live in a quiet, peaceful place. >> Yes, you are, sir. >> Judge Michael: And Mr. Jacks

on is saying that didn't happen here. Didn't happen from the very beginning. Did you serve a 30-day notice on the plaintiff? >> Yes, I did. >> Judge Michael: Have you gone to court for it? >> No. I'll give you the history of that. On 10/23, when he had requested a house meeting -- >> Judge Michael: Well, that was a good attempt to try to mediate, right? >> Well, I had already one of these meetings with him, and he was just like, "What can we do?" And he shared a few things, which were minor. So

I spoke with my husband, and it was becoming very stressful because here I was being involved in this roommate situation, and my husband said, "Sherrill, why don't you just tell him he needs to move because they're not compatible?" >> Judge Michael: Right. >> So I texted that, and I thought I gave proper notice and I didn't because a text, even though it's acknowledged, is not proper notice. So I gave proper notice. >> Judge Michael: This is your home or was your home? >> This is our home, yes.

>> Judge Michael: This is your daughter? >> Correct. >> Judge Michael: And the plaintiff is asking you to evict your daughter, to let him stay. Is that essentially what he's asking? >> Yeah, he's wanting me to control my daughter and tell my daughter what to do. >> Judge Michael: How old are you, Rebekah?