Bad Gramma,
Spent the afternoon in small claims court. Dave and I took advantage of the mediation option, which of course went nowhere, but Dave got to rant. I asked Jody why she couldn't have taken the Hot Bench offer. She said she just doesn't have time for that. I say, you work four days a week, two of which are on the weekend and you couldn't fit this into your busy schedule. She lives with her mother now and has no other obligations. She could have made hooker pay on Hot Bench.
In court, Jody insisted that the screens and window cranks were missing when she moved in. In her mind, I helped her remove the doors and blinds. According to her, the place was a dump until she made many improvements. The "improvements" were not relevant to the damages.
She blamed my puppy for knocking over a burning candle and ruining the carpet. She makes up these kinds of stories all the time. I submitted pictures of damage and documentation to support my claim. I stated that most of what Jody said was fabricated. But, the lies sounded plausible.
We were the last case of the day. The Judge told one of the people in court that this wasn't court tv, so quit acting like it was. On the way home, Dave and I debated how the other rulings would go down. We didn't always agree. Now, we wait for a ruling to come in the mail.
Collection of the debt will be another pain in my ass. Usually, renters like to file bankruptcy, or think they can get by with not paying a judgement. I will have to figure out the process for garnishing wages. Now, I am hooked on watching the stupidity showcased on Hot Bench.
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