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Electricity Scam Goes Haywire | Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ม.ค. 2024
- Donna says ex-tenants Jessica and Darren owe for unpaid electric bills, but did Donna’s son scam the electric company?
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I hate the face scrunching the plaintiff keeps doing whenever Judge Judy mentions her son doing something wrong. It’s almost like she thinks her son is innocent of everything and couldn’t possibly do anything wrong.
Me too
She doesn't think her son is innocent; she evicted him. She knows he is no good.
@Naji_Naughty_Pantry_Eggs she appears to think her son's illegal activities are cute as if he was 2 years old.
Her facial expressions make me think that she is so proud of her son thinking up a scam like that
@jdsiv3 but she still seems pretty indenial that she should sue her son and that he should be arrested judging by her face scrunching when JJ brings him up? I think she just flat out knows she won't get any money out of him and doesn't want to go to the police about him either
Rigging electricity is criminal. I can't believe she'd come on national TV and admit that he did that. The son is totally responsible. The plaintiff has a very entitled attitude.
And the way she shook her head “no” when JJ suggested that
Regardless the tenants were using electricity and must have wondered why the didnt get a bill. They I guess assumed it was still in some one else's name and happy to let it go till it was noticed. They were dishonest also. You use something you know you have to pay.
@@juliemacdougall6489 EXACTLY. JJ is just too fucking dumb to understand that.
@@juliemacdougall6489, that's a very good point.
Any lease that I ever signed that said responsible for all utilities, I knew I had to turn them on in my name. They were always on and I called to transfer. Had they did that the landlord would have found out sooner. The fact that he’s the son didn’t give the landlord any special knowledge. These tenants played a game here too. They used it they should have to pay.
I’m blaming my weight gain on this channel , I cannot watch a single episode without snacking on something 😅
Same 😂
😂😂 same as I'm eating my snack now
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Maybe we need to get JJ to get you on the stand so she can yell at you. I can just hear it now in her sassy voice, "Well, that's not my fault. I didn't make you sit down and snack did I? No, that your fault. If Officer Byrd goes to the convenience store and get some cookies, is that his fault? No, *Sassy face*. Your case is dismissed." 🤣
This is embarrassing to bring to court as a landlord. How’re you suing your tenants for smth you and your son were responsible for lmao
Yes but defendant niave not paying electric bill for 2 years.
@@joshjones5062 yeah so what, they did not rig the electric wires. Her son did.
Sue your son, babe.. not the defendants
Exactly
@@darlenefraser3022plaintiff laughed and shook her head no when JJ told her to find her son and make him pay up for the electricity he had stolen. She wants to put it all on the defendants.
@@Crazycatlady71
The way she scrunched up her nose … I wanted to poke her in the eyes 🙄
Or she knows the son won’t cough up but I’m speculating here so I could be wrong
This plaintive doesn’t appreciate hearing from JJ that her son’s actions are tantamount and rise to the level of criminal!
Ugh something about that woman just irritates me!!!!
My husband and I moved into a rental in 2020 and the first power bill was for only $4, we immediately called them. It took a few months to fix bc of the pandemic shut down, but we definitely got it fixed as soon as we could, we did not wait on the landlord. In this case the landlord’s son is responsible, he broke the law, but as the tenant I would have investigated why I was not getting bills.
That's what I was thinking. When we moved into our place, we didn't get a water bill for the first 3 months and after the 3rd month, I went ahead and investigated. These tenants are lucky JJ is on their side. They should have investigated sooner.
I agree. They should be responsible for paying the electricity they used lol 😂 I wonder where they thought the electricity was coming from 😂
@@mamathemeatMaybe they thought electricity was part of their rent payment? My rent includes water and gas and if the lease doesn’t specify it, I could see how they didn’t think anything was wrong.
@@dragastarr2926 I dunno I can’t say what they thought all I can say is they thought wrong
@Ididntwantthishandle Did they give you time to pay the bill, because that’s absolutely ridiculous that they would demand 900 dollars immediately after they screwed up.
The way she smiled while she said her son is a criminal is so WEIRDDD
This landlady is absolutely insane. Her rotten son should be in jail, but she's scheming to get these people to cover it. Ridiculous.
gotta come to court with clean hands
If your name is Wendy and you're from Florida, it's ok to have a little bit of poop on your hands in court
I agree with JJ's position about the electric bill, however, if I lived somewhere for several months and never received a bill for the electricity, I would be asking why? That is pretty irresponsible of the tenants.
They did mention that this was during the plan-demic. In my state no electric bills were sent. Later payment plans were set up for everyone to pay the back use costs. It was a confusing time. If the son had not messed with the electric, and it was during the plan-demic moratorium then it would have been the defendants' responsibility. The fraud committed by the son muddied the water.
Why did she laugh when the Judge stated "someone" rigged the electricity. Did she think her son committing utility theft/fraud was somehow funny? Who thought it would be a good idea to bring this to a nationally televised court?
If she knew her son rigged it and she would've had to because it was her property, she should've called the power company and had it fixed before they moved in.
You can tell she thinks it’s okay that her son was stealing from them 😂
2:00 Now that is bizarre that they got NO utility bills. If I was them, I would have been asking what was going on. It's a bit crazy to think they would have NO UTILITIES for months. But that's her problem, not theirs. They don't have to chase her for it.
See, I thought this too. If it was in my lease that I'm responsible for XXX bill, but I don't get it - I would be calling the landlord, the utility company, etc to find out why I'm not getting a bill. Not just go two years with never paying something or communicating that there was a problem.
@@Drgall12That’s what I’m saying. They clearly knew what was up.
@@Drgall12If the son did this before he moved out then why wasn’t the mother calling to ask why she didn’t get a bill after he left? There should have been at least one more bill after his departure and prior to the new tenants moving in. Sounds like she didn’t do her due diligence and blames the defendants for the same behavior.
Some places include utilities especially 2 to 3 unit houses and/or partial things such as water and cable/internet. The landlord knew the son had the electricity in his name before rigging it, she should have known while searching for a tenant that the place still had electricity. Landlord should have cut it or ensured her son cut it. Lease wasn't clear and tenants assumed. Landlord should never have brought this to court.
Yes! Initially you call the electric and gas company to switch utilities in your name. The landlord should’ve asked for proof that the bill was in their name.
Every time Judge Judy brings up the actions of the Plaintiff's son, the plaintiff gives an expression like she's referring to a mischeivous toddler.
I don't know what "rigged the electric" means, but clearly the defendants should have wondered at some point why they weren't getting any bills and they never took action to put the bull in their own name. That seems strange to me. Especially when the lease says they are responsible for all utilties. So they just thought the electricity was free?
Her son probably messed with the meter, which would have prevented him from paying the electricity while he lived there. What he did was illegal, and that is why JJ wants the son to pay for that cause it messed it up for the next tenants. I do see what you are saying, but are you really going to chase down your landlord and ask for more bills to pay? Who would do that? Not a lot of people...lol.
he bypassed the meter, he took the wires from the incoming feeder and connected it to the outgoing wires by bypassing the meter, so the meter never registered any power being used,
@@evelynperez6156 if i never signed for it on the contract that i am responsible for paying anything extra i will never ask the landlord, anything, unless when viewing the property and was told i must pay the water and power bill separately then i would query after 1 month or was told by landlord i must register the utilities on my name, and i think 99 % of others will only pay the rent, lol
I believe the tenants knew absolutely that they were benefitting from stolen electricity.
oh yes 10000 %, unless as she said they were not told before they moved in, as the landlord knew her son had rigged the meter not to register any usage, if thye new before hand the meter was bypassed then i agree with you, @@robertschaaf7192
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If you look at it closely, she's disagreeing with judge Judy a lot. Especially when it bout her son. She's just as guilty as he is
Excellent tenants but she brings them to JJ on national tv for an electric bill when the service was hooked up illegally by her own son. WTF.
Seriously this is the same as holding or buying a stolen item without prior knowledge, however when informed its theft. They had no bills and should've informed the utility companies why not. They should've payed something towards the bill.
EVERY apartment/ house I’ve EVER moved into I had to either call or go to the said utility company to put it in my name. That’s moving 101.. I don’t understand how they never went to get anything turned on in their names. The landlord probably told them about the rigged electric and they were ok with it until the power company finally found out.. I think they’re both to blame
I get what JJ is saying but I would think it was odd if I knew I was supposed to pay utilities but I never got a bill. After maybe two months I would call and find out what’s going on.🤷🏽♀️
Clean hands!
If the language in the lease suggests the defendants should have been paying electricity and therefore were negligent in not looking into it, then I would order in the plaintiff's favor but ONLY AFTER she submitted a copy of a police report stating that she turned her son over for fraud. If one person is going down EVERYONE IS GOING DOWN. You can't protect your son's criminal behavior and still be rewarded. Absolutely not.
The defendants should be able to get all their rent money back. The place was clearly not able to be legally rented out. Im guessing the plaintiff knew about the rigged wiring before renting to the defendants.
They got free electricity, and they knew full well they were not paying for power.
@@Alphaphotographerher son fault too bad
Eat the steak pay the bill (rent) if you don’t like it move! That’s what JJ would say
@@dianedobson1104 exactly, they chose to stay so they have to pay for that, and they also got free electricity full well knowing they should have been paying an electric bill every month
Why in the world would they get free rent for getting free electricity 😂
I'm guessing the Plantiff's son learned how to rig things from her.He became a scammer because the mom is a scammer.😖
Especially that rat face she makes every time her son is scolded; she's so used to brushing off his crimes she can't deal with someone calling him out
Haha I love the sneer on the plaintiffs face everytime JJ mentions her criminal son. Apples don't fall far from their trees!
To watch JJ is the reason I wake up in the morning.
Rent is so cheap in the US. I'm jealous.
This land lady is nuts!
how do you live for months using the electricity and not wonder why you're not getting bills for use? the defendants are a bit ridiculous. they should have to pay for the electric they used
The plaintiff is ridiculous for renting out a place with rigged electricity.
@@thomaswitte2971 i mean fine. But the renters are not stupid lol they know if u use electricity u hav to pay.
@@truckproductions there’s likely no way to find out how much electricity they used due to the rigging, but it certainly wasn’t 5k worth of electricity over 2 years. The person who rigged the electricity is the ultimate cause of the problem and could likely be held liable for everything so he is the one she should sue.
@@thomaswitte2971 no definitely not. But no adult thinks electricity magically is free lol these two thought they were getting away with something so they didnt look into it
@@truckproductions they probably didn’t look into it because they benefited, but that doesn’t make them responsible for the bill.
How dare she bring this to court
Agree. She should be using this time to find her low life criminal son. She had to notice her electric bill suddenly sky rocketed after the son rigged his power usage onto her account.
@@Crazycatlady71Exactly. The tenants were there for two years. Not one time over the two years the landlord didn’t question the increase in her bill? Again I question the intelligence of the people that actually go out of their way to get on this show just to exhibit their stupidity or greed. Although, it is entertaining……..
@diamondjim7560 these people are allowed to vote
@@frigid4real Yes, incredible.
The mother is deflecting responsibility of her son onto strangers who paid what they owed.
She's the reason her kid is a loser.
They used the electricity. Any lease I ever signed, that says responsible for all utilities, I knew I had to call and make a transfer. They played the “huh, we didn’t know” game. Her son should have to pay for his part and they should have to pay for their use.
This plaintiff is a couple of French fries short of a happy Meal.
Not sure about this case! Looking forward to part 2!
Saw the end when I got home from work today, she thru them both out.
Who moves to a home and doesn't put the utilities in their name BEFOREHAND. The tenants assumed someone else was paying . Judy blew it on this one
Everyone needs to get their utilities under their name. Why wouldn’t they call?
They ate the steak for two years... in any other case JJ would have called the defendants ridiculous for using power and water and thinking it came out of the air for free just because they never got a bill.
depending if it was included in the rent , but i agree
The problem is they did not rig the electricity, the son did. And most average tenants arent gonna run and tell the landlord “PLEASE CHARGE ME MORE MONEY”. Nothing they did was illegal, what the son did was illegal tho!
@@itsnadaaaa If you're driving a stolen car, but you weren't the one who stole it, that does not make it legal. Most average tenants if they have any brains at all absolutely will try to figure out what is keeping their lights and water on, even if it means they have to pay the light and water bill. Especially when the original lease said that was up to them to take care of.
@@eisbeinGermany Yes it seems that part was left unclear, but that would totally determine who dropped the ball here
@@tate6809 This is a ridiculous analogy. If the ones driving the vehicle were unaware that it was a stolen vehicle, all they have to do is prove who gave them the vehicle and the seller will be held legally responsible. Just like the defendants were unaware that the electricity was tripped and thus were not held responsible.
The cheek of the plaintiff is outrageous.
I didn't know stealing electricity was a thing. Sounds dangerous.
If they knew that the lights were rigged they are complacent and should be held 50% responsible.
If a landlord rents a place with rigged electricity the landlord is 100 percent responsible regardless if the tenants know or don’t know.
@@thomaswitte2971 The landlord didn't rig them
@@Dexters.LaBOREatory that doesn’t matter the only other person who can be held responsible besides the landlord is the person who actually rigged it. The defendants didn’t really do anything wrong here
Find your son! He’s the crook- period! Get over it lady 😒 its all on your sons dirty hands
I heard of someone quite a while ago turning the box upside down, and it started running backward.
According to our City Hall when I didn't get a water bill which comes every 3 months and I didn't pay it, I was fined $10.00. They told me I need to pay my bill whether I get one or not. Who keeps track of bills they don't get is what I want to know? I was royally pissed but you cannot fight City Hall as I found out.
They send out a small card in the mail without any envelope and if it gets lost it's still our responsibility to pay a bill we know nothing about or didn't get. Apparently this woman isn't going to collect, I wish I could have recourse like the Defendants did. I have enough going on in my life to keep track of bills I DON'T get. I worry about paying the ones I DO get and pay them right away. The City got away with total B.S. on the lack of getting my water bill.
Most cities you can see your bill online, you should check you cities website. Then you can pay, likely right on line. Of course you would be responsible for paying regardless of receiving that card. You could also call and get the amount too. I’m a commercial property manger this is how I know all this. Good luck!
But the reason you didn’t get a water bill probably wasn’t that the previous tenant rigged it.
judge judy is savage
He rigged it the month before he moved out.... yeah ok and I'm a unicorn! 😂😂😂
The landlord admitted that her son rigged the electric. It’s an undisputed fact in the case
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The landlord should have checked to make sure the utilities were put in the tennants name the day they moved in. Those tennants weren't stupid. The utility companies don't give you free service through the goodness of their hearts. If they didn't put the utilities in their name the day they moved in, the landlord should have had them shut off and taken out of her name.
The landlord should have noticed she did not receive a bill after her son was evicted since he rigged it before he left. Anytime I have moved I receive a final bill for the previous place.
Her son was a THIEF and that mother thought it was a joke. Disgusting
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This lady is one of those that if she thinks it than it's truth no matter whom says she's wrong.
They’re all dirty in this case
When you move into a place you are supposed to call or even go down to the electricity office and get it in your name.
The landlord should have contacted all utilities to disconnect them. Then it's on the tenant to re-establish service. The utility company will want the tenant's credit info.
That woman is accustomed to getting her way.
As an electrician I can tell you that sometimes there is a shut off box ahead of the electric meter. So it is possible to disconnect the wires going to the electric meter and then install new wires that go to the electric panel. This bypasses the meter. This way you can steal electricity.
WHO IS HER SON. I JUST NEED TO ASK HIM A QUESTION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE😂😂😂
Plaintiff has a ton of nerve to sue her tenants for something her son did illegally
3 freezers full?? BS...
That plaintiff was something else. Just accept the fact your son did something illegal and HE owes you money for the electricity HE ILLEGAL RIGGED!!! Oh my lord🤦🏼♀️
You can’t have 2 different accounts at the same address at the same time.. The plaintiff would have to first pay the utility bills. Then turn the utilities off to get them out of her name, so the defendants could turn them on in their name. Being a landlord she should know that already.
Both parties are responsible. Like the defendants, straight of said, they never got any utilities that means they didn’t even attempt to try and turn on the utilities in their names.
You have to love the mental gymnastics of feeling that the defendants are responsible for bills they never received, but her son performing a blatantly criminal act is of no issue at all. She also believes the defendants were excellent tenants. Lady, the problem is your son, and you just embarrassed yourself on an international stage.
Learned a new word today: "gravamen" 1:08
Those poor tenants 😩
The defendants didn’t get any bill and the plaintiff is at fault. And her son for scamming the electric company
Get your criminal son to pay up lady!
Sue your son!
plaintif's body language screams psycho to me
I had my first apartment and I thought I had the water bill in my name on autopay. At the end of the year lease, I got a bill from the Renting company for 12 months worth of water because I apparently never paid it. Never got a bill in the email for it. It was being sent to the owner of the property and they made me responsible for it. They could have brought it up when I dropped off the check or called or emailed or anything? I paid for it and know better to check now, but that rental company really screwed up at the end there.
Where the H*** a you find an apartment for $800 a month??? My apartment is $2300 a month! Where is this dream land of $800 rent?
Million dollar problem, just look at these so-called parents! She knew her son was a crook and a criminal! She had the audacity to come on TV knowingly uphold her crooked son!
Lol my uncle’s house meter failed while he was on a cruise during the winter. The house still got electricity thankfully as it was winter , he was not home and the house had electric heat, but the meter stop measuring the watts correctly. So he comes home, all is good. He pays the bills as they come in. Now, he didn’t realize it was not measuring what he was actually using I.e. it ran slower than it was supposed to. The first bill was low. It made sense, they were not home. But he doesn’t pay a whole lot of attention after that. 6 months later the electric company goes to house, discovers the meter issue and then tries to back bill him. Problem, no one has a clue how much wattage he used in this period versus what he paid. The electric company tried to scare him into paying but he didn’t bite. They dropped it when he got a lawyer, because no one could definitively prove what he used in that time period versus what he paid was incorrect.
Whenever I have rented a house or flat I was the one to call gas / electric / water / broadband… etc to set everything up. How would the utility companies know to send me a bill otherwise?
I am here too
Is the plaintiff rocking an 80s poodle perm? 😅
Sorry if you’re grown enough to have SIX children you should have enough common sense to ask about the electric bill. You didn’t pay electric for 2 years but sure did use it?!
They didn’t have an electric bill in 3 years????
I don’t like the way the plaintiff said “Page 2”.
A bit on the snotty side
The plaintiff looks dirty.
Why is she even in court...
Her son is/was the theif
After 2 months you know you have a bill to pay.
That woman is a damn fool trying to sue them over what was her and her son rigged up. Lol
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They lived there, they're using water and electricity. If they don't receive bills, they need to inquire about it.
Are you listening to this case?
Both parties knew the electric was rigged. But unfortunately, the tenants failed to realize that if the rigged electric was discovered, then their shady landlord would hide behind the lease agreement to prove the tenants were solely responsible, even though her son was the one who rigged it. Shady, and Judge Judy sniffed it out. Good ruling.
The landlord puts this all on the defendants for not calling the power company. If the electric bill is in HER name then why didn’t she notice she didn’t receive a bill right after her son moved out and the new tenants moved in? Anytime I have moved I have always received one more bill afterwards.
They may have assumed it was part of the rent. At my last apartment cable and water was included. Some places have electricity included. I have had neighbors who didn’t transfer the electricity over for their new apartment and the manager sent them a notice about it. If they should have known then so should she.
what is wrong with that lady?
The plaintiff is insufferable.
Ex dolo malo non oritur actio.*
_*An action cannot arise from fraud._
Plaintiff's facial expressions are pretty annoying.
The plaintiff is really strange.
The look on the face of the Plaintiff smugly says she's done nothing wrong and her son has done nothing wrong. Hope he was arrested after this was broadcast.
The plaintiff reminds me of the crazy Tupperware lady
I wonder if the hydro company charged her. I am guessing the hydro company would have disconnected the service and "fixed" what her son did. Maybe they fined the owner too.
A lease is not valid if someone hand-wrote changes or additions without both party's signatures.
The plaintiff is crazy but the tenants are no angels either