I wish she’d been less patient. After one month with no progress alarm bells should have been going off. After two months ,maximum, if he can’t show you SOMETHING, you’ve been put on the back burner and should get your retainer back. He’s not drafting a custom mansion, after all. The truth is, in the year plus that she waited on this guy, the renovation plan could have been drawn up , permits pulled ( if it had been legal), and the reno work completed. Get recommendations from friends, neighbors and coworkers. Word of mouth is the best way to find a good architect and builder.
This guy’s license should be taken away. My husband is an Architect and he said the very first thing you do is find out the codes and ordinances of the project. He is absolutely lying when he says it’s just the nature of the business. What a crook!
I'm so glad someone in the same profession said what the rest of us were thinking. I think that but it makes it right when another professional in the business says it. I'm not being sarcastic, as I wrote it I realized can come off sarcastic but not my intent.
I suspect he initially put the project on the back burner, then when pressed by the plaintiff to get something done, handed it off to an inexperienced and/or incompetent co-worker who he didn't properly supervise. Still on him as the architect.
I hired a guy like him. A very good lesson. The first appointment he missed because his sheep was sick - yes, that's what he said - should have alerted me. A horrible person.
What is worrisome is that even when he loses, he still thinks that he did a good job and deserved to keep her deposit. His attitude is 'we'll find out by trial and error', but his job is to know beforehand...
The defendant is a jerk. He is incompetent. All he had to do is check with the zoning and then get his answer.i wonder how many other jobs he does and the unsuspected clients accept it.
I dont think if I was the plaintiff I would of waited so long when they say, "we're working on it" with no results..3 months max. Then the to have his "assistant" work on it after a year?? Ha! At least assistant was responsive. Glad she got her $$ back.
As the plaintiff was explaining her situation and what she wanted, the first thing I thought to myself was okay you need to go to zoning and make sure that that can be done there. I'm not even an architect or anything and my puny little brain comprehended that that's the first thing that you need to do.
I agree with what ya said, it's like you're ordering something from restaurant or something online & in the beginning they say " we have it " until they change it to " Sorry, we don't have it ".
That's why you hire somebody that should know what the hell they're doing. An architect and or Builder should know the codes and if they don't they should find out to tell their customer and make changes to plans
As the daughter of a carpenter that owned his own construction company, I have to respectfully disagree. The onus is on whatever trades person you hire to know/investigate the zoning bylaws in the case of building or remodeling, an electrician needs to understand codes etc. Only if the professional tells you that the onus is on you, and only if you are NOT paying them to have that knowledge, is that on the homeowner.
He really needed to look before he leaped. Someone of his qualification should have known that there was an illegal extension and exactly what he had to work with. As JM pointed out he took 18 months to finally inform the plaintiff. There should be a non refundable fee for doing all the checks and then after that comes the deposit for the work. He could have saved himself a lot of embarrassment by admitting his mistake and just giving back that money. If non refundable meant you can keep money even with gross incompetence then it would be a scammers paradise.
What a disgrace the defendant is!!!!! He should at the very least lose his license. I think he should go to jail for fraud. He is a thief and a liar. Shame on him. The plaintiff has more patience than me!! 18 months!!!!
From the intro, I couldn't see how not getting the project approved could be considered a total failure on the architect's part, but after hearing what the rejection was based on, I can see how that would have been a show-stopper if it had been caught where it should have been caught, right in the beginning. This mistake seems to border on malpractice.
It's called Errors and Omissions insurance and most states require that you have this liability insurance as an engineering or architectural design contractor. If she sues this policy (which he may have) she may be able to recover a whole lost more than the design fees.
the FIRST thing the defendant should have done was look up the zoning. If he's been in the area for awhile, he should have known without looking it up...
Not only did he screw up, royally, then rip her off, he couldn't grasp how he screwed up? My 12 year old could understand that. That, or he's playing dumb, either way, bad business man.
Actually she made complete sense. She was saying that if something is not refundable, but something happens, like an act of god or whatever they say, then it can be refundable. Harvey said this boat could go into the Pacific ocean and she was trying to say.. then yeah .. she would get her refund.
@@Wlk1022 ????? She did not make sense because she was discussing apples and oranges. An act of God has nothing to do with an architect not doing his job.
That's probably the only way this place makes any sort of money. Scamming people out of $2500 and claiming it's "non-refundable". That's literally how they've built this "business" . I gotta see the ratings for these 🤡🤡
If he had done his "work" right in the beginning, none of the other work he did would have happened. He wasted both of their time and money because he didn't do his due diligence
Yep, the guy milked it as far as he could go and then had the gall to expect the contract was somehow valid even though he probably knew it couldn't be done right away?!🤔🤡
“Non refundable” doesn’t mean, “I keep all deposits.” It means, that once the trade is completed, then the parties keep what they got. He failed to deliver on his promise, so she was entitled to her money back.
I cannot believe the defendant bothered showing up! If I am paying a trades person to know the zoning, codes etc., they need to have that knowledge. My dad owned his own construction firm for all my years prior to his passing, often building homes from the foundation up, it was on dad to know that information. Only if the homeowner is told they have to investigate that information, and are not paying for the tradespersons knowledge, do they gather the information themselves.
The judge she’s so smart the red Flag was when never took the time to talk to her 😮 she was lucky that he didn’t build those apartments . I only know how hang pictures 😂😢😅 What smart cookie that Judge ❤❤
Video comment 8.) of me asking Adrian Prince what episode they were on and lost, since they leave hate comments on every one of The People’s Court episodes.
It took 18 months to discover that a non-rentable 395 sq. ft studio apartment could be blue-printed! Who wants to spend $$$ creating an apartment that cannot be rented? Answer: NOBODY! Pay the lady back!
Oh I'm SO glad judge blasted this con-architect!! Wasting 18 months of this patient woman's time, & then trying to pocket the money!! " Your work was worthless and it is disgraceful" - the shameless man was going on and on about 'non-refundable' - that was his only concern, not the lady's hard-earned money...she had to go to court to get it!! How foolish and cunning as a coyote he looked!!
Non refundable only applies when the customer cancels, not the seller/worker. If it applied in all circumstances a scammer could make quite a nice living without doing any work at all simply by accepting non refundable deposits/retainers then canceling
Even somebody who knows almost nothing about architecture knows enough that you check building codes before drawing something up for someone. This guy is completely incompetent and should definitely lose his business. Imagine how many other people he screwed with his whole little non-refundable deposit scam.
For him to say he drew it out. She said you didn't check the zoning. He said but I don't know that until I draw it. That should be your first stop. Check the zoning measurements, etc and then draw it based on that.
Yes she gets her money back ... He drew a picture with out seeing if she can have an apt like what if her city don't let her make three homes on one lot . Like bro u gotta ask this stuff ...
The defendant is living in his own little dream world. If he was so on it, as he says, then how come nothing was done on the plans until the plaintiff contacted another worker in the firm? It was only then that things got to moving, and even then, it was all worthless. Yes, there was a contract that said the retainer was non-refundable, but the judge's ruling implies that his firm did not live up to their side of the agreement, so that essentially voided the contract.
As an Architect, the judge had NO IDEA what it takes to get all the facts from the Towns.. The client had an Illegal Addition! this was wrong, this should have gone to a professional Arbitration Board, No a Judge who has no Idea what we have to do, before even getting to a design!
He definitely took too long to provide a response. However he needed to survey the space, prepare drawings, and figure out options. That has a value, but the delay is inexcusable.
Judge is so impatient and doesn't want to understand how illegal extension can be just hidden from zoning documents. Time -18 months is a bit excessive but how can architect control that he can't see in the documents?? 😮 Also on a binding contract where it says non refundable how that can be reversed if city doesn't allow the architect to proceed with permits.
I think the architect made two mistakes. First, he dilly-dallied, then, when pressed by the plaintiff to get something done, handed the project off to "a co-worker" of unknown experience and competence who botched the job, possibly because he or she wasn't being properly supervised by the architect -- his bad, and second, refused to refund at least part of the retainer. Had he returned a significant portion of the retainer, he might have been allowed to keep some.
The point is ANSWER MY QUESTION! Classic! Your job is worthless. His arrogance is astonishing- he thinks he did a good job. I would NEVER work with this guy. I would know from the start though. I would also make sure the retainer was refundable- or pay after he starts work. Not giving him a dime first unless I had no other choice.
Damn, Judge hit em with “your work is WORTHLESS” and that about sums it up.
I felt that one. I was like DAMN
That answer "WORTHLESS' worth double $2500 she should get $5k
I wish she’d been less patient.
After one month with no progress alarm bells should have been going off. After two months ,maximum, if he can’t show you SOMETHING, you’ve been put on the back burner and should get your retainer back. He’s not drafting a custom mansion, after all.
The truth is, in the year plus that she waited on this guy, the renovation plan could have been drawn up , permits pulled ( if it had been legal), and the reno work completed.
Get recommendations from friends, neighbors and coworkers. Word of mouth is the best way to find a good architect and builder.
When the judge puts in the court costs, you already know she's pissed off lol
Should be plus interest too!
YUP!! 🤣🤣🤣
This guy’s license should be taken away. My husband is an Architect and he said the very first thing you do is find out the codes and ordinances of the project. He is absolutely lying when he says it’s just the nature of the business. What a crook!
EXACTLY THAT PART
FACTS
CROOK is the word. They wouldn't dare do it to a man!!
How foolish he looked in court, taking advantage of a trusting lady!
I'm so glad someone in the same profession said what the rest of us were thinking. I think that but it makes it right when another professional in the business says it. I'm not being sarcastic, as I wrote it I realized can come off sarcastic but not my intent.
he's "that guy" that everyone around him has their own nightmare anecdotes about Mr. Itsnotmyfault
I love how so many people think that "non refundable" means "even I completely screw up, the contract says non-refundable!"
Writing a check, starting a 401k, and basics of legal should def be taught in school.
@@tigerkatze9819 it won't happened, that makes too much sense!
@@tigerkatze9819 the high school I went to taught financial literacy which I’m so grateful for as an adult. A mandatory 2 year class.
So agree. It seems to be happening more and more. Where is s their common sense. SMH
Non refundable doesn’t apply if he didn’t do anything.
Having worked with dozens of architects I can say I've never seen this level of incompetence. The hubris I expect.
Yikes
Sometimes when it walks like a thief, talks like a thief, acts like a thief, it’s just a thief!
Or an architect!🤣
😂😂😂Bingo!! And he should be given a new name - Mr Fleece!!
I would need interest on that refund!!
Oh my gosh, after all that time and they can not do it.... because he did not know the zoning ..... GIVE HER THE MONEY!....... Flabbergasting!
It’s the fact that he still didn’t willingly give her money back after his screw up
He should not only have checked the zoning BEFORE, he drew anything, he should have KNOWN he had to check it.
I suspect he initially put the project on the back burner, then when pressed by the plaintiff to get something done, handed it off to an inexperienced and/or incompetent co-worker who he didn't properly supervise. Still on him as the architect.
All of his "hard work" 😂😂 he did one sketch
I hired a guy like him. A very good lesson. The first appointment he missed because his sheep was sick - yes, that's what he said - should have alerted me. A horrible person.
After that brutal "Your work was worthless" insult, the defendant's face turned pale, shellshocked, and riddled with fear 😨
This is going to put a deep hole in the defendant's resume.
people will still hire him because he has good hair
😂🤣🤣 good hair 🤣🤣🤣
What is worrisome is that even when he loses, he still thinks that he did a good job and deserved to keep her deposit. His attitude is 'we'll find out by trial and error', but his job is to know beforehand...
The defendant is a jerk. He is incompetent. All he had to do is check with the zoning and then get his answer.i wonder how many other jobs he does and the unsuspected clients accept it.
He was scamming her out of money
Love when TPC comes on just in time for lunch. Today it is skirt steak and strawberry 🍓🥗 salad. Cheers everyone🍷!!!
Oh yummmmmm, u always have the best lunches
@@alyssahamlett Hi Alyssa 😊
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@@thebodyguard5289 hey, hope ur having a good day
Pleated, pencil or mini?
The entire concept of hiring an architect is to make sure all the codes are met....
I love it when ppl embarrass themselves on this show
OK, so why is a deposit on a vehicle non refundable? She shouldn't have gotten it back; 'non-refundable' is Non-refundable!
I dont think if I was the plaintiff I would of waited so long when they say, "we're working on it" with no results..3 months max. Then the to have his "assistant" work on it after a year?? Ha! At least assistant was responsive. Glad she got her $$ back.
As the plaintiff was explaining her situation and what she wanted, the first thing I thought to myself was okay you need to go to zoning and make sure that that can be done there. I'm not even an architect or anything and my puny little brain comprehended that that's the first thing that you need to do.
I agree with what ya said, it's like you're ordering something from restaurant or something online & in the beginning they say " we have it " until they change it to " Sorry, we don't have it ".
That’s what she hired HIM to do. He said he did. That’s not on her.
That's why you hire somebody that should know what the hell they're doing. An architect and or Builder should know the codes and if they don't they should find out to tell their customer and make changes to plans
As the daughter of a carpenter that owned his own construction company, I have to respectfully disagree.
The onus is on whatever trades person you hire to know/investigate the zoning bylaws in the case of building or remodeling, an electrician needs to understand codes etc.
Only if the professional tells you that the onus is on you, and only if you are NOT paying them to have that knowledge, is that on the homeowner.
My ex is building a home now and it’s his responsibility to obtaining zoning, etc. info, not his architect.
He really needed to look before he leaped. Someone of his qualification should have known that there was an illegal extension and exactly what he had to work with. As JM pointed out he took 18 months to finally inform the plaintiff. There should be a non refundable fee for doing all the checks and then after that comes the deposit for the work.
He could have saved himself a lot of embarrassment by admitting his mistake and just giving back that money. If non refundable meant you can keep money even with gross incompetence then it would be a scammers paradise.
“Non-refundable” should only apply to gift cards, not contracts like this. People slap that onto all contracts and think that it’s above the law.
The Defendant needs to get into another profession. He is woefully inadequate as an architect. Incompetent.
What a disgrace the defendant is!!!!! He should at the very least lose his license. I think he should go to jail for fraud. He is a thief and a liar. Shame on him. The plaintiff has more patience than me!! 18 months!!!!
Judge to plaintiff: "I've been doing this my whole life without your help." 😀
I don’t understand why the defendant came to the show with how incompetent and wrong he is
He probably spent the money and came on the show so the show would pay her back
Pride
From the intro, I couldn't see how not getting the project approved could be considered a total failure on the architect's part, but after hearing what the rejection was based on, I can see how that would have been a show-stopper if it had been caught where it should have been caught, right in the beginning. This mistake seems to border on malpractice.
At the end of the day he needs to be held accountable like why don’t people take responsibility for their own actions
It's called Errors and Omissions insurance and most states require that you have this liability insurance as an engineering or architectural design contractor. If she sues this policy (which he may have) she may be able to recover a whole lost more than the design fees.
But the case was just settled. The new attorneys will argue that in court.
the FIRST thing the defendant should have done was look up the zoning. If he's been in the area for awhile, he should have known without looking it up...
Not only did he screw up, royally, then rip her off, he couldn't grasp how he screwed up? My 12 year old could understand that. That, or he's playing dumb, either way, bad business man.
The lady on the bus 🤦♀️ wth is she talking about? Makes no sense at all.
I think she was inhaling too much fume outside or something
Is this an apple?
Lady: yes the dinosaur was flying across the skyscraper….
Actually she made complete sense. She was saying that if something is not refundable, but something happens, like an act of god or whatever they say, then it can be refundable. Harvey said this boat could go into the Pacific ocean and she was trying to say.. then yeah .. she would get her refund.
@@Wlk1022 ????? She did not make sense because she was discussing apples and oranges.
An act of God has nothing to do with an architect not doing his job.
@@rezotydnic she wasn't talking about this case. He asked if there was anyway you could get a refund if it's non refundable.
That's probably the only way this place makes any sort of money. Scamming people out of $2500 and claiming it's "non-refundable". That's literally how they've built this "business" . I gotta see the ratings for these 🤡🤡
The Plaintiff is very impressive in representing herself. I like her hair as well .
@@manthony777 just because someone likes another persons hair doesn’t mean they want to be them
Yes, I love her hair!!!
Um it's Civil Court..everyone Represents themselves
Boy I really love her 😂😂😂😂😂
Omg looks like defendant almost cried in the end.
I love when JMM says “I’ve done this my whole life “
Great video!I really like your work.Keep up the good work.
If he had done his "work" right in the beginning, none of the other work he did would have happened. He wasted both of their time and money because he didn't do his due diligence
Yep, the guy milked it as far as he could go and then had the gall to expect the contract was somehow valid even though he probably knew it couldn't be done right away?!🤔🤡
I am addicted to Judge Marilyn. Can't start my day without my daily fix. Keep up the good work.
“Non refundable” doesn’t mean, “I keep all deposits.” It means, that once the trade is completed, then the parties keep what they got. He failed to deliver on his promise, so she was entitled to her money back.
He actually said I won't know until I draw it, what? This on a
I cannot believe the defendant bothered showing up!
If I am paying a trades person to know the zoning, codes etc., they need to have that knowledge. My dad owned his own construction firm for all my years prior to his passing, often building homes from the foundation up, it was on dad to know that information.
Only if the homeowner is told they have to investigate that information, and are not paying for the tradespersons knowledge, do they gather the information themselves.
The guy doing the interviews outside, Harry Levin or whatever is such a *&%$. Cringeworthy. We can make do without that segment.
Go Judge Milian!
He was hoping that she would just drop it and forget about it.
Honestly, I just hate when stuff like that happens 🤣
"Woop! Woohoohoop!" Lol the sarcasm is hilarious
Come on John...you KNEW your work was worthless, and that you were wrong! That is why you did not want your company name mentioned!
I wonder how his business went after this
The judge she’s so smart the red
Flag was when never took the time to talk to her 😮 she was lucky that he didn’t build those apartments .
I only know how hang pictures 😂😢😅 What smart cookie that Judge ❤❤
Video comment 8.) of me asking Adrian Prince what episode they were on and lost, since they leave hate comments on every one of The People’s Court episodes.
It took 18 months to discover that a non-rentable 395 sq. ft studio apartment could be blue-printed! Who wants to spend $$$ creating an apartment that cannot be rented? Answer: NOBODY! Pay the lady back!
Oh I'm SO glad judge blasted this con-architect!! Wasting 18 months of this patient woman's time, & then trying to pocket the money!! " Your work was worthless and it is disgraceful" - the shameless man was going on and on about 'non-refundable' - that was his only concern, not the lady's hard-earned money...she had to go to court to get it!! How foolish and cunning as a coyote he looked!!
JMM: 🗣 YOUR WORK IS DISGRACEFUL, verdict for the plaintiff!!!
I can tell you’re a court show head with this differentiation between JM for judge Mathis and JMM for her 🤣
Harvey STOOOPID!! " They Who?" 😆
He always wanted to pretend to be an architect.
Just another George Costanza!
He's friends with Art Vandelay
@@mizyike damnit forgot that name! 😂😂
Non refundable only applies when the customer cancels, not the seller/worker. If it applied in all circumstances a scammer could make quite a nice living without doing any work at all simply by accepting non refundable deposits/retainers then canceling
Nobody’s gonna enlarge the whole building to make a larger second floor! Duh! He knew and tried to fudge his way thru. Such a scammer!
damn even I know that nothing moves until zoning law i verified.
Even somebody who knows almost nothing about architecture knows enough that you check building codes before drawing something up for someone. This guy is completely incompetent and should definitely lose his business. Imagine how many other people he screwed with his whole little non-refundable deposit scam.
😂🤣 Defendants research royally sucks. How the hell are you going to tell a judge who's family were contractors that you're not liable? 😂😂😂🤣
hell nahhhhhhhh it states on the contract none refundable👎🏿🥴
For him to say he drew it out. She said you didn't check the zoning. He said but I don't know that until I draw it. That should be your first stop. Check the zoning measurements, etc and then draw it based on that.
Dang the judge has been extra spicy lately 🤣
He’s so deserved it though…
@@yesterdayitrained I know but I haven't seen her like this . I like it tho but she clearly fed up 🤣
Yes she gets her money back ... He drew a picture with out seeing if she can have an apt like what if her city don't let her make three homes on one lot . Like bro u gotta ask this stuff ...
These have been some quick cases today
yes, the speed dating version of TPC
Really, the first thing he should have done was check the zone……. Then said he did a good job when he did Ntn
Harvey was so mean to that lady she was making sense
The defendant is living in his own little dream world. If he was so on it, as he says, then how come nothing was done on the plans until the plaintiff contacted another worker in the firm? It was only then that things got to moving, and even then, it was all worthless. Yes, there was a contract that said the retainer was non-refundable, but the judge's ruling implies that his firm did not live up to their side of the agreement, so that essentially voided the contract.
Red flags abound when it takes nearly a year, and you have no progress on the project? Defendant clearly dropped the ball.
Defendant was shady and did not know how to be what he claimed.
He’s a liar. Checking the zoning is the first thing you do
I agree.
As an Architect, the judge had NO IDEA what it takes to get all the facts from the Towns.. The client had an Illegal Addition! this was wrong, this should have gone to a professional Arbitration Board, No a Judge who has no Idea what we have to do, before even getting to a design!
There are some horrible people in this world
She should've stated that he needs to change his contract so other people won't continue to be scammed by him
He definitely took too long to provide a response. However he needed to survey the space, prepare drawings, and figure out options. That has a value, but the delay is inexcusable.
In the beginning she said the top floor was large- less than 1400 sq. feet is rather small
Not everyone is good at what they do!
He is almost as good an Architect as George Constanza
My dad has been self employed as an architect for nearly 20 years. He always checks the zoning before he starts a project. That's just common sense.
She should have gotten more, especially if she was planning to rent and lost income.
Poor lady!
How many times has he done this before?
Judge is so impatient and doesn't want to understand how illegal extension can be just hidden from zoning documents. Time -18 months is a bit excessive but how can architect control that he can't see in the documents?? 😮 Also on a binding contract where it says non refundable how that can be reversed if city doesn't allow the architect to proceed with permits.
The defendant is shady! For real!
I think the architect made two mistakes. First, he dilly-dallied, then, when pressed by the plaintiff to get something done, handed the project off to "a co-worker" of unknown experience and competence who botched the job, possibly because he or she wasn't being properly supervised by the architect -- his bad, and second, refused to refund at least part of the retainer. Had he returned a significant portion of the retainer, he might have been allowed to keep some.
Great decision
Period!
Defendant is a “rip off” artist!
not really an artist ..more like a scammer.
The point is ANSWER MY QUESTION! Classic! Your job is worthless. His arrogance is astonishing- he thinks he did a good job. I would NEVER work with this guy. I would know from the start though. I would also make sure the retainer was refundable- or pay after he starts work. Not giving him a dime first unless I had no other choice.
The defendant should drive Uber for a living
1300 sq feet divided by 2 for 2 family units? Better be kidless kind of families.
Hice video.I love
JJ would say. basically is not an answer
Disgraceful
this ma did not do his due diligence, you do not have to draw a building to look up the requirements.