1 00:00:00,066 --> 00:00:02,834 You saw his dog attack yours? 2 00:00:02,900 --> 00:00:05,600 I was walking outside the back door and then 3 00:00:05,667 --> 00:00:08,032 within, like, two seconds, mauled him. 4 00:00:08,100 --> 00:00:10,000 He was crying, he was hurt, in a lot of pain. 5 00:00:10,066 --> 00:00:11,700 - Nope, this never happened. - Hmm 6 00:00:12,567 --> 00:00:13,633 I didn't hear anything. 7 00:00:13,700 --> 00:00:15,767 No yelping, no screaming, no nothing. 8 00:00:15,834 --> 00:00:18,133 I don't care what you heard. 9 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,667 Are you telling me both you and your father are idiots? 10 00:00:22,867 --> 00:00:25,700 [announcer] This is Judy Justice. 11 00:00:25,767 --> 00:00:28,767 [theme music playing] 12 00:00:41,633 --> 00:00:45,200 [announcer] Jason and Ashley Ead are suing their landlord, 13 00:00:45,266 --> 00:00:49,233 Machaela Farias and her father Michael Farias 14 00:00:49,300 --> 00:00:52,467 for vet bills and an unlawful eviction. 15 00:00:52,533 --> 00:00:53,633 [Kevin] Court coming to order. 16 00:00:53,700 --> 00:00:54,567 All rise. 17 00:00:56,633 --> 00:00:57,600 Be seated, please. 18 00:00:58,700 --> 00:00:59,567 [Kevin] Hello, Judge. 19 00:00:59,633 --> 00:01:00,667 Case 1089. 20 00:01:00,734 --> 00:01:02,066 Ead versus Farias. 21 00:01:03,100 --> 00:01:04,000 Welcome. 22 00:01:04,066 --> 00:01:07,867 [Judge Judy] Mr. and Mrs. Ead, are you still living in the house 23 00:01:07,934 --> 00:01:10,600 where you were living and renting from the defendant? 24 00:01:10,667 --> 00:01:11,400 We are. 25 00:01:11,467 --> 00:01:13,066 [Judge Judy] And you're still living there 26 00:01:13,133 --> 00:01:15,533 after a decision by the housing court? 27 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:16,834 - Correct. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 28 00:01:16,900 --> 00:01:17,934 Who owns the house? 29 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:18,867 You do? 30 00:01:18,934 --> 00:01:20,333 - And this is your dad? - Correct. 31 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:21,700 And you used to be friends? 32 00:01:21,767 --> 00:01:22,500 Correct. 33 00:01:22,567 --> 00:01:25,033 When you bought the house, and what year was that? 34 00:01:25,100 --> 00:01:26,033 2020. 35 00:01:26,100 --> 00:01:28,700 So November 18th is when I closed on the house. 36 00:01:28,767 --> 00:01:30,600 And the house is a multiple dwelling? 37 00:01:30,667 --> 00:01:32,767 - Correct. - How many families live in the house? 38 00:01:32,834 --> 00:01:34,333 - Three. - [Judge Judy] You, 39 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:35,800 - the plaintiffs. - Mm-hmm. 40 00:01:35,866 --> 00:01:37,100 [Judge Judy] And you rented someone else. 41 00:01:37,166 --> 00:01:38,333 - Is that right? - Correct. 42 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,166 And did the other people that you rent to 43 00:01:40,233 --> 00:01:42,767 have the same size apartment that the plaintiffs do? 44 00:01:42,834 --> 00:01:43,567 Correct. 45 00:01:43,633 --> 00:01:45,866 [Judge Judy] And what do you charge the other person for rent? 46 00:01:45,934 --> 00:01:48,265 The unit upstairs is $900 a month. 47 00:01:48,333 --> 00:01:49,934 And how much is your rent? 48 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:50,866 $875. 49 00:01:50,934 --> 00:01:53,700 So you got a $25 a month friend's discount? 50 00:01:53,767 --> 00:01:54,500 Correct. 51 00:01:54,567 --> 00:01:56,300 [Judge Judy] This case has to do with a dog? 52 00:01:56,366 --> 00:01:57,767 - [Ashley] Yes. - You have a small dog. 53 00:01:57,834 --> 00:01:58,567 - That's correct. - [Jason] Right. 54 00:01:58,633 --> 00:02:00,433 [Judge Judy] Your dog is a Chihuahua? 55 00:02:00,500 --> 00:02:01,233 - Correct. - Right. 56 00:02:01,300 --> 00:02:03,633 And you have a larger dog? 57 00:02:03,700 --> 00:02:05,100 - You have a larger dog? - Yes, Your Honor. 58 00:02:05,166 --> 00:02:07,033 - I have also two dogs myself. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 59 00:02:07,100 --> 00:02:09,166 - What kind of dogs do you have? - They're both Akitas. 60 00:02:09,233 --> 00:02:10,500 [Judge Judy] And your two dogs 61 00:02:10,567 --> 00:02:11,734 and the plaintiffs' dogs, 62 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:13,633 I assume since you were friends, get along? 63 00:02:13,700 --> 00:02:15,333 They never really associated. They... 64 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,367 [Judge Judy] Well, that's not possible. I mean, I have dogs. 65 00:02:17,433 --> 00:02:18,867 I have a son that has big dogs. 66 00:02:18,934 --> 00:02:20,600 There are times when they're all together. 67 00:02:20,667 --> 00:02:21,400 They are friendly, yes. 68 00:02:21,466 --> 00:02:22,934 [Judge Judy] They may not love each other and the big dogs, 69 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,533 they say I don't want this little one around me 70 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,367 and go into another room but they've been together? 71 00:02:27,433 --> 00:02:28,166 - Yes. - Correct. 72 00:02:28,233 --> 00:02:29,133 They've gone to the dog park together. 73 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:29,934 [Judge Judy] Yeah. 74 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,900 So let's not think of what is good for your case. 75 00:02:32,966 --> 00:02:35,033 Let's just think about accuracy. 76 00:02:35,100 --> 00:02:36,100 - Got it? - Correct. 77 00:02:36,166 --> 00:02:38,900 Now, it is your claim that Mr. Farias 78 00:02:38,966 --> 00:02:40,533 was visiting with his daughter. 79 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:41,533 - That's correct. - [Judge Judy] You don't live there? 80 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:42,333 [Michael] No. 81 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,934 [Judge Judy] And he brought his dog for the visit. 82 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,266 According to you, you and your dad were working, 83 00:02:47,333 --> 00:02:49,400 doing some renovations inside the house. 84 00:02:49,466 --> 00:02:52,934 The back door was open and your dog is what kind of a dog? 85 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:53,834 A pit bull. 86 00:02:53,900 --> 00:02:54,633 [Judge Judy] Okay. 87 00:02:54,700 --> 00:02:56,934 [Judge Judy] Now, Mr. Farias, has your dog 88 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,867 ever been in contact with the plaintiff's dog? 89 00:02:59,934 --> 00:03:00,767 No. 90 00:03:00,834 --> 00:03:04,700 Was your dog inside with your daughter's two dogs? 91 00:03:04,767 --> 00:03:05,500 Yes, Your Honor. 92 00:03:05,567 --> 00:03:06,500 And they get along? 93 00:03:06,567 --> 00:03:07,333 Yes, Your Honor. 94 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,700 And there's no question that you know 95 00:03:09,767 --> 00:03:11,967 that the plaintiffs are tenants of your daughter's? 96 00:03:12,033 --> 00:03:12,767 [Michael] Yeah, I know. 97 00:03:12,834 --> 00:03:14,066 I know that they're tenants of my daughter's, yes. 98 00:03:14,133 --> 00:03:15,133 [Judge Judy] Yes, of course. 99 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:18,433 And it did say in your answer that you left the back door open 100 00:03:18,500 --> 00:03:20,600 so the dogs could go in and out freely? 101 00:03:20,667 --> 00:03:21,400 Yes. 102 00:03:21,466 --> 00:03:23,166 [Judge Judy] And you understood, Ms. Farias, 103 00:03:23,233 --> 00:03:26,433 that your father's dog, while your two dogs had been in contact 104 00:03:26,500 --> 00:03:28,867 with the plaintiff's Chihuahua, his dog had not? 105 00:03:28,934 --> 00:03:30,066 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] You knew that? 106 00:03:30,133 --> 00:03:34,900 Now, this incident happened on April 18th, 2021. 107 00:03:34,966 --> 00:03:35,700 - That's correct. - [Jason] Correct. 108 00:03:35,767 --> 00:03:38,066 And your dog, according to you, was injured on that day? 109 00:03:38,133 --> 00:03:39,600 - That is correct. - [Judge Judy] Tell me what happened. 110 00:03:39,667 --> 00:03:41,600 So I was inside. I only heard the commotion. 111 00:03:41,667 --> 00:03:43,266 My husband was the one who witnessed it, 112 00:03:43,333 --> 00:03:45,633 so he would be more enough to describe it for you. 113 00:03:45,700 --> 00:03:49,700 All right. So I was walking outside the back door. 114 00:03:49,767 --> 00:03:52,100 I saw her two Akitas out back that-- 115 00:03:52,166 --> 00:03:55,133 - So the two akitas were outside? - Correct. 116 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:57,633 - And is this backyard a fenced backyard? - [Jason] Correct. 117 00:03:57,700 --> 00:03:58,500 [Judge Judy] Don't show me pictures. 118 00:03:58,567 --> 00:04:00,100 - It's a fenced yard? - [Machaela] Yes. 119 00:04:00,166 --> 00:04:03,133 So you let your dog out with the two akitas? 120 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:04,667 - Correct. - [Judge Judy] Go ahead. 121 00:04:04,734 --> 00:04:09,133 And then within like two seconds of walking down those two steps 122 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,000 that I go in into my backyard, 123 00:04:11,066 --> 00:04:13,934 uh, Mellow came from the other side, uh, like, 124 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,233 their apartment but I didn't see him at all 125 00:04:16,300 --> 00:04:18,200 and mauled them. 126 00:04:18,266 --> 00:04:20,899 It just happened so fast I can't get the image out of my head. 127 00:04:20,966 --> 00:04:23,834 Did you ever see the father's dog before? 128 00:04:23,900 --> 00:04:24,633 Yes. 129 00:04:24,700 --> 00:04:26,000 - [Judge Judy] Where? - At his house. 130 00:04:26,066 --> 00:04:28,233 At his house or Ms. Farias' house? 131 00:04:28,300 --> 00:04:29,467 - Both. - Both houses. 132 00:04:29,533 --> 00:04:33,367 Both. When was the last time you saw Mr. Farias' dog? 133 00:04:33,433 --> 00:04:34,400 At their house. 134 00:04:34,467 --> 00:04:36,332 We were there for an event like a birthday party-- 135 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:37,300 When you say that they-- 136 00:04:37,367 --> 00:04:39,834 [Ashley] No, he's been over to the new place 137 00:04:39,900 --> 00:04:42,033 since Machaela bought the house with Mellow. 138 00:04:42,100 --> 00:04:44,200 So it might have been a month a few weeks before. 139 00:04:44,266 --> 00:04:46,166 Okay, but the two dogs had not been together? 140 00:04:46,233 --> 00:04:47,033 - [Jason] Correct. - Correct. 141 00:04:47,100 --> 00:04:48,533 [Judge Judy] So when you saw 142 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,500 Mr. Farias' dog attack yours, 143 00:04:51,567 --> 00:04:52,300 you did what? 144 00:04:52,367 --> 00:04:53,233 I screamed, 145 00:04:53,300 --> 00:04:55,066 "Mellow, drop him! Mellow, drop him!" 146 00:04:55,133 --> 00:04:58,500 And he dropped him out to like the second or third time I did it 147 00:04:58,567 --> 00:05:00,100 and then I picked up my dog 148 00:05:00,166 --> 00:05:03,900 and that's when he snapped out my face because he was crying. 149 00:05:03,967 --> 00:05:05,133 He was hurt, in a lot of pain 150 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,834 and I went into my house, in my apartment, and-- 151 00:05:07,900 --> 00:05:08,834 [Ashley] I met him right at the door. I was-- 152 00:05:08,900 --> 00:05:10,166 - She was--she was right out the door-- - in the bathroom. 153 00:05:10,233 --> 00:05:11,967 ...because she wanted to know why... what was all the crying 154 00:05:12,033 --> 00:05:15,266 and I told her what happened, that Mellow attacked my dog 155 00:05:15,333 --> 00:05:17,667 and then we rushed right out of the apartment. 156 00:05:17,734 --> 00:05:18,600 - And straight to the vet. - Straight to the vet. 157 00:05:18,667 --> 00:05:20,734 We texted the landlord, Machaela, that-- 158 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:21,533 Okay. 159 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:22,332 [Ashley] that her father's dog attacked ours. 160 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:23,300 Do you have the vet report? 161 00:05:23,367 --> 00:05:24,600 Yes. 162 00:05:24,667 --> 00:05:25,734 It's gonna be in this pile. 163 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:38,900 How old is your pit bull? 164 00:05:38,967 --> 00:05:39,834 Uh, four years. 165 00:05:39,900 --> 00:05:40,633 [Judge Judy] Okay. 166 00:05:40,700 --> 00:05:42,967 These are extensive medical records. 167 00:05:43,033 --> 00:05:45,200 Those are the records for every appointment that we've had, 168 00:05:45,266 --> 00:05:46,332 follow up since the attack. 169 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,400 [Judge Judy] And what was the total vet bill for your dog? 170 00:05:49,467 --> 00:05:51,834 With the vet bills, the medication cost, 171 00:05:51,900 --> 00:05:54,700 it comes to $4,841. 172 00:05:54,767 --> 00:05:56,066 According to what I read, 173 00:05:56,133 --> 00:05:59,332 you and your husband made a GoFundMe page. 174 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,734 That was after we tried contacting Michael. 175 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:03,367 - Whatever it is you did-- - [Ashley] Mm-hmm. 176 00:06:03,433 --> 00:06:06,367 I just wanna find out whether you received any funds 177 00:06:06,433 --> 00:06:07,467 from the GoFundMe page. 178 00:06:07,533 --> 00:06:10,767 From the GoFundMe, we received $626.32 179 00:06:10,834 --> 00:06:12,967 after the GoFundMe fees were assessed. 180 00:06:13,033 --> 00:06:15,100 This is money that people donated to us. 181 00:06:15,166 --> 00:06:16,800 They should not be responsible for those. 182 00:06:16,867 --> 00:06:17,967 [Judge Judy] Just a second. Just a second. 183 00:06:18,033 --> 00:06:19,700 Don't tell me what they should be. I'm just asking. 184 00:06:19,767 --> 00:06:22,700 You made a GoFundMe page and asked for help 185 00:06:22,767 --> 00:06:27,233 in paying these vet bills and you've managed to collect $626 from-- 186 00:06:27,300 --> 00:06:29,400 or a little bit more from good-natured people... 187 00:06:29,467 --> 00:06:30,467 - Correct. - Correct. 188 00:06:30,533 --> 00:06:33,767 ...who understood that this was a big bill for you, 189 00:06:33,834 --> 00:06:34,967 people that you didn't know. 190 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,367 Unless your daughter is a really poor judge of character, 191 00:06:38,433 --> 00:06:39,667 you're saying that she is? 192 00:06:39,734 --> 00:06:40,967 - Yes, I am. - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 193 00:06:41,033 --> 00:06:41,900 Just a second. 194 00:06:41,967 --> 00:06:43,367 Are you saying that she is? 195 00:06:43,433 --> 00:06:44,166 - Well, that's-- - [Michael] Yes, You're Honor. 196 00:06:44,233 --> 00:06:45,100 - [Michael] Yes, I am. - Yeah. Well, that's-- 197 00:06:45,166 --> 00:06:47,133 well, that's a slap in the face to your daughter. 198 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:48,967 - Well-- - I'll take it. I'll take it. 199 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,867 [theme music playing] 200 00:06:59,367 --> 00:07:02,767 [announcer] Jason and Ashley Ead claim their landlord, 201 00:07:02,834 --> 00:07:06,567 Machaela Farias, and her father, Michael Farias 202 00:07:06,633 --> 00:07:09,934 owe for vet bills after their Chihuahua was attacked 203 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,300 by Michael's pit bull. 204 00:07:12,367 --> 00:07:14,433 Now, let's start with this. 205 00:07:14,500 --> 00:07:15,934 You do understand 206 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,800 that I understand 207 00:07:17,867 --> 00:07:20,900 that all these dogs were out, 208 00:07:20,967 --> 00:07:22,967 unleashed, and unmonitored. 209 00:07:23,033 --> 00:07:24,066 - That a fair statement? - [Michael] Correct. 210 00:07:24,133 --> 00:07:25,900 - Aside from our dog. - [Judge Judy] Just a second. 211 00:07:25,967 --> 00:07:28,400 - Your dog was unleashed? - Mm-hmm. 212 00:07:28,467 --> 00:07:31,332 [Judge Judy] And was roaming freely around the backyard? 213 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:32,700 No, he never got to that point. 214 00:07:32,767 --> 00:07:35,967 We got--he got off the steps and was attacked by Michael's pit bull. 215 00:07:36,033 --> 00:07:37,500 Well, you don't know that because you didn't see it. 216 00:07:37,567 --> 00:07:38,967 Well, that is what happened. 217 00:07:39,033 --> 00:07:40,367 That's what I heard from behind the door. 218 00:07:40,433 --> 00:07:41,533 That's what I was saying. 219 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:42,933 [Ashley] And he was physically there. 220 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,900 So, what you're saying is, the dog never got beyond this-- 221 00:07:45,967 --> 00:07:46,700 The two steps. 222 00:07:46,767 --> 00:07:48,300 It was at the bottom of the two steps? 223 00:07:48,367 --> 00:07:49,300 - Correct. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 224 00:07:49,367 --> 00:07:52,500 In any case, your dog was a visiting dog. 225 00:07:52,567 --> 00:07:53,300 Yes, Your Honor. 226 00:07:53,367 --> 00:07:56,500 [Judge Judy] And I'm just letting you know that you are responsible 227 00:07:56,567 --> 00:08:00,967 for these vet bills if I find that your dog caused injury to theirs. 228 00:08:01,033 --> 00:08:01,900 Yes, Your Honor. 229 00:08:01,967 --> 00:08:03,033 - Do you understand? - Yes. 230 00:08:03,100 --> 00:08:06,333 [Judge Judy] It would not be the same if it were your daughter's two dogs, 231 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,033 because that was a risk that they assumed 232 00:08:09,100 --> 00:08:11,433 because the dogs had played outside in the backyard together, 233 00:08:11,500 --> 00:08:13,200 - according to you. - Correct. 234 00:08:13,266 --> 00:08:15,533 [Judge Judy] So if they got into a scuffle, 235 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:19,100 that was sort of an assumption of the risk that a big dog can hurt a small dog. 236 00:08:19,166 --> 00:08:19,900 [Jason] Correct. 237 00:08:19,967 --> 00:08:21,033 [Judge Judy] But your dog doesn't live there? 238 00:08:21,100 --> 00:08:21,967 Yes, Your Honor. 239 00:08:22,033 --> 00:08:23,633 [Judge Judy] They don't have to assume that you're visiting. 240 00:08:23,700 --> 00:08:24,500 Correct, Your Honor. 241 00:08:24,567 --> 00:08:27,033 [Judge Judy] And if you are visiting, you have a responsibility 242 00:08:27,100 --> 00:08:28,266 to keep your dog in check. 243 00:08:28,332 --> 00:08:29,066 Yes, Your Honor. 244 00:08:29,133 --> 00:08:30,867 [Judge Judy] Because you knew that they have a small dog. 245 00:08:30,934 --> 00:08:34,767 [Judge Judy] Your defense to this is that the incident never happened. 246 00:08:34,834 --> 00:08:35,933 That's what you wrote. 247 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:37,567 Somebody wanna stick up for that 248 00:08:37,633 --> 00:08:39,400 that this incident never happened, 249 00:08:39,467 --> 00:08:42,834 that they took the dog immediately over to the vet after this incident 250 00:08:42,900 --> 00:08:45,200 and what the vet wrote in his report 251 00:08:45,266 --> 00:08:48,133 that there was no weight bearing on one of the limbs 252 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:52,200 because it had a compression as a result of being bitten 253 00:08:52,266 --> 00:08:55,800 or perhaps just picked up by your dog. 254 00:08:55,867 --> 00:08:58,300 So I'm ready to hear whoever wants to talk. 255 00:08:58,367 --> 00:09:01,266 Your Honor, on the day that they say that this happened, okay? 256 00:09:01,333 --> 00:09:04,467 I was putting together a snap-together floor in my daughter's kitchen. 257 00:09:04,533 --> 00:09:05,266 - Okay? So there was - So-- 258 00:09:05,333 --> 00:09:06,500 [Michael] no power tools being used. 259 00:09:06,567 --> 00:09:08,066 None of that stuff is being used. 260 00:09:08,133 --> 00:09:10,166 Okay? You just-- you pop them together and that's it. 261 00:09:10,233 --> 00:09:11,667 There's no noise, there's none of that. 262 00:09:11,734 --> 00:09:14,667 I didn't know that any of this even took place, all right? 263 00:09:14,734 --> 00:09:15,667 The doors open. 264 00:09:15,734 --> 00:09:16,600 I didn't hear anything. 265 00:09:16,667 --> 00:09:18,200 No yelping, no screaming, no nothing. 266 00:09:18,266 --> 00:09:22,266 You're talking about a sixty-pound pit bull versus a six-pound Chihuahua. 267 00:09:22,333 --> 00:09:25,700 Her boyfriend comes downstairs he says, "Hey," he says, 268 00:09:25,767 --> 00:09:29,066 "Uh, Jason just called me and said Mellow bit Kendrick." 269 00:09:29,133 --> 00:09:29,867 I was like, "What?" 270 00:09:29,934 --> 00:09:31,266 I said, "Get out of here." I thought he was playing with me. 271 00:09:31,333 --> 00:09:33,133 I literally thought he was playing with me. 272 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:34,266 Where was your daughter? 273 00:09:34,333 --> 00:09:35,734 - I was upstairs. - She was upstairs. 274 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,567 - Your daughter was upstairs. - [Michael] Yes. 275 00:09:37,633 --> 00:09:39,033 - You were downstairs? - Yes. 276 00:09:39,100 --> 00:09:41,100 [Judge Judy] What was the back door doing open? 277 00:09:41,165 --> 00:09:42,700 For the dogs roaming in and out the house. 278 00:09:42,767 --> 00:09:44,967 At will with-- without bothering anybody to go out? 279 00:09:45,033 --> 00:09:46,200 Yes, correct. 280 00:09:47,734 --> 00:09:49,633 But what I'm saying is I heard nothing. 281 00:09:49,700 --> 00:09:51,400 - No yelp, no anything. - [Judge Judy] Who cares what you heard? 282 00:09:51,467 --> 00:09:52,867 You know these people a long time. 283 00:09:52,934 --> 00:09:55,066 They were friends of your daughter's for a long time. 284 00:09:55,133 --> 00:09:55,900 They've been at my house. They played with my dog. 285 00:09:55,967 --> 00:09:57,567 [Judge Judy] Just--they--just a second. 286 00:09:57,633 --> 00:10:00,233 You know these people for a long time. 287 00:10:00,300 --> 00:10:01,667 They've been to your house. 288 00:10:01,734 --> 00:10:04,567 You've been to their house before this incident? 289 00:10:04,633 --> 00:10:05,367 Yes, Your Honor. 290 00:10:05,433 --> 00:10:06,467 [Judge Judy] For how many years? 291 00:10:06,533 --> 00:10:08,233 - Oh, I've-- - Three or four maybe. 292 00:10:08,300 --> 00:10:09,633 - Almost four. - [Judge Judy] Three or four? 293 00:10:09,700 --> 00:10:11,600 I've only known them for probably two or three, but-- 294 00:10:11,667 --> 00:10:13,633 - [Judge Judy] Two or three years? - Yes. 295 00:10:13,700 --> 00:10:15,533 Your daughter knew them well enough 296 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:19,333 and liked them well enough to invite them and give them 297 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:22,367 a family and friends discount to move into the house. 298 00:10:22,433 --> 00:10:23,467 She liked them. 299 00:10:23,533 --> 00:10:27,033 I would have assumed if she bought this house in 2020, 300 00:10:27,100 --> 00:10:28,867 that she would have not allowed people 301 00:10:28,934 --> 00:10:31,967 to move into her house-- invited them to move into the house 302 00:10:32,033 --> 00:10:36,800 if she thought that they were liars or scammers or storytellers 303 00:10:36,867 --> 00:10:38,734 or looking to make a fast buck 304 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:41,000 unless your daughter is a really poor judge of character. 305 00:10:41,066 --> 00:10:42,834 - You're saying that she is? - Yes, I am. 306 00:10:42,900 --> 00:10:44,467 [Judge Judy] Just a second. Just a second. 307 00:10:44,533 --> 00:10:46,033 Are you saying that she is? 308 00:10:46,100 --> 00:10:47,033 - Well, that's a-- - Yes, Your Honor. Yes, I am. 309 00:10:47,100 --> 00:10:49,934 Well, that's a--well, that's a slap in the face to your daughter. 310 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,165 - Yeah, well-- - I'll take it. I'll take it. 311 00:10:51,233 --> 00:10:53,433 [Judge Judy] Okay. Well, that's a slap in the face to your daughter. 312 00:10:53,500 --> 00:10:56,600 I wanna tell you something, I don't care what you heard. 313 00:10:56,667 --> 00:11:00,333 What is common sense is that that's what happened 314 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,300 and the fact that you didn't hear it in the law 315 00:11:03,367 --> 00:11:05,333 doesn't mean a damn thing. 316 00:11:06,934 --> 00:11:09,033 Now, this happened in April? 317 00:11:09,100 --> 00:11:09,834 Correct. 318 00:11:09,900 --> 00:11:11,667 - Of 2021? - Yes. 319 00:11:11,734 --> 00:11:13,533 [Judge Judy] And they had been living in the house 320 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:15,800 since November or December of '20. 321 00:11:15,867 --> 00:11:16,934 Yup, December. 322 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:17,734 [Judge Judy] "Yup" is not an answer. 323 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:19,166 Yes, Your Honor. 324 00:11:19,233 --> 00:11:21,600 [Judge Judy] Did they pay rent in December? 325 00:11:21,667 --> 00:11:22,400 Yes, they did. 326 00:11:22,467 --> 00:11:23,800 - [Judge Judy] January? - Yes, they did. 327 00:11:23,867 --> 00:11:24,834 - [Judge Judy] February? - Yes, they did. 328 00:11:24,900 --> 00:11:26,333 - [Judge Judy] March? - Yes, they did. 329 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:27,633 - [Judge Judy] April? - Yes, they did. 330 00:11:27,700 --> 00:11:31,266 So they paid rent in April before this incident happened 331 00:11:31,333 --> 00:11:33,734 then they presented you with a vet bill. 332 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,867 In what month did they present you with a vet bill? 333 00:11:36,934 --> 00:11:39,066 They never presented us with any bill. 334 00:11:39,133 --> 00:11:42,300 Did they ever discuss with you paying for the vet? 335 00:11:42,367 --> 00:11:45,066 They called asking for our homeowner's insurance. 336 00:11:45,133 --> 00:11:47,533 Not ours, your homeowner insurance. 337 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:50,834 Well, they asked both of us for our separate homeowner's insurance. 338 00:11:50,900 --> 00:11:52,867 Well, he can't get homeowners insurance 339 00:11:52,934 --> 00:11:55,033 if he owns a pit bull in all probability 340 00:11:55,100 --> 00:11:58,467 because they don't cover pit bulls on homeowners. 341 00:11:58,533 --> 00:11:59,867 [Ashley] They make you in Rhode Island. 342 00:11:59,934 --> 00:12:01,200 - [Judge Judy] What? - Your Honor, in Rhode Island, 343 00:12:01,266 --> 00:12:03,066 they make you get a special type of insurance 344 00:12:03,133 --> 00:12:05,033 for vicious dogs if you own a home. 345 00:12:05,100 --> 00:12:07,467 But her dogs aren't categorized as vicious dogs. 346 00:12:07,533 --> 00:12:09,567 I'm not clear on that in the State of Rhode Island. 347 00:12:09,633 --> 00:12:10,800 Are they? 348 00:12:10,867 --> 00:12:11,834 Do you know? 349 00:12:11,900 --> 00:12:13,000 - Answer is you don't know. - I do not know. 350 00:12:13,066 --> 00:12:16,000 Okay. Could you look up, Sarah, just for my own information 351 00:12:16,066 --> 00:12:19,033 pit bulls and akitas State of Rhode Island homeowner's insurance, 352 00:12:19,100 --> 00:12:21,133 see what you can find while I'm continuing with this. 353 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:22,133 Anyway, 354 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,133 Mr. Farias, I don't care whether you heard it or not, 355 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,333 you're responsible for what happens with your dog 356 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:28,367 and if you let your father be there with his dog, 357 00:12:28,433 --> 00:12:31,400 you're the homeowner you are likewise responsible. 358 00:12:31,467 --> 00:12:34,000 They asked you for your homeowner's insurance. 359 00:12:34,066 --> 00:12:35,033 And you said what when they asked you-- 360 00:12:35,100 --> 00:12:36,667 I said, "This never happened." 361 00:12:36,734 --> 00:12:37,734 [Judge Judy] Okay. So you said this never happened? 362 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:38,600 - I didn't--yes. - [Michael] Yes. 363 00:12:38,667 --> 00:12:39,834 And you said the same thing? 364 00:12:39,900 --> 00:12:40,633 - Yes, Your Honor. - [Judge Judy] Okay. 365 00:12:40,700 --> 00:12:43,900 I'd like to see other than your statement that I didn't hear anything, 366 00:12:43,967 --> 00:12:46,633 I'd like to see what evidence that you have. 367 00:12:46,700 --> 00:12:47,767 I heard the story. 368 00:12:47,834 --> 00:12:51,800 I read the vet report and I read the vet information and follow-up. 369 00:12:51,867 --> 00:12:55,200 I'd like to see other than your, "I didn't hear anything." 370 00:12:55,266 --> 00:12:57,200 I'd like to see any evidence. 371 00:12:57,266 --> 00:12:59,165 Well, Your Honor, we do have the police report here. 372 00:12:59,233 --> 00:12:59,967 [Judge Judy] I'd like to see it. 373 00:13:00,100 --> 00:13:02,900 [Sarah] Your Honor, pit bulls and akitas 374 00:13:02,967 --> 00:13:05,400 are considered high-risk in the state of Rhode Island 375 00:13:05,467 --> 00:13:06,667 for insurance purposes. 376 00:13:06,734 --> 00:13:07,467 Thank you. 377 00:13:08,767 --> 00:13:10,033 Do you have homeowner's insurance? 378 00:13:10,100 --> 00:13:10,834 I do. 379 00:13:10,900 --> 00:13:12,767 Do you have special insurance for the akitas? 380 00:13:12,834 --> 00:13:14,567 I have to look, but I didn't own my dogs 381 00:13:14,633 --> 00:13:15,700 at the time of purchasing the house. 382 00:13:15,767 --> 00:13:16,533 [Ashley] Your Honor, that's a lie. 383 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:17,367 [Judge Judy] Just--shh. 384 00:13:17,433 --> 00:13:18,166 - [Machaela] I didn't own... - [Judge Judy] Shh. 385 00:13:18,233 --> 00:13:19,800 Shh. Shh. Shh. Shh. 386 00:13:19,867 --> 00:13:21,533 Would you not interrupt again? 387 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:22,934 - Mm-hmm. - [Judge Judy] Great. 388 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:24,533 I'm telling you this now. 389 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:26,567 - You have two Akitas. - Mm-hmm. 390 00:13:26,633 --> 00:13:28,533 [Judge Judy] They're on the list in Rhode Island. 391 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,166 You have to advise your insurance company. 392 00:13:31,233 --> 00:13:33,300 Your rates will go up accordingly. 393 00:13:33,367 --> 00:13:37,967 Somebody is watching because somebody is gonna tag this case 394 00:13:38,033 --> 00:13:38,900 and say you know what? 395 00:13:38,967 --> 00:13:39,834 I live near her. 396 00:13:39,900 --> 00:13:42,934 Something happens with one of her dogs, she's vulnerable. 397 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:43,934 I could own her house. 398 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:44,900 It's a nice house. 399 00:13:44,967 --> 00:13:46,734 - Do you understand? - Correct. Yes, I do. 400 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:48,867 [Judge Judy] Well, I would take care of it if I were you. 401 00:13:48,934 --> 00:13:50,266 That's not funny. 402 00:13:50,333 --> 00:13:51,300 It's not funny. 403 00:13:52,934 --> 00:13:55,700 Are you telling me that both you and your father are idiots? 404 00:13:55,767 --> 00:13:56,667 You own a home. 405 00:13:56,734 --> 00:13:57,867 You hired a lawyer. 406 00:13:57,934 --> 00:14:00,166 And what you're telling me is you paid the lawyer 407 00:14:00,233 --> 00:14:01,433 because there was a hearing 408 00:14:01,500 --> 00:14:03,533 and you never asked for a copy of the papers? 409 00:14:09,066 --> 00:14:11,333 [theme music playing] 410 00:14:14,934 --> 00:14:18,934 [announcer] Jason and Ashley Ead are accusing their landlord, 411 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:22,600 Machaela Farias and her father Michael Farias, 412 00:14:22,667 --> 00:14:24,700 of causing injuries to their dog 413 00:14:24,767 --> 00:14:28,800 after Michael's pit bull attacked their Chihuahua. 414 00:14:28,867 --> 00:14:33,333 Now, they paid December, January, February, March, and April's rent. 415 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,300 You filed for an eviction when? 416 00:14:35,367 --> 00:14:38,333 I started the process on June and they were served-- 417 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:39,433 [Judge Judy] June what? 418 00:14:39,500 --> 00:14:41,066 [Machaela] June 8th was when they were served the-- 419 00:14:41,133 --> 00:14:42,000 Just a second. 420 00:14:42,066 --> 00:14:43,000 July 8th. 421 00:14:43,066 --> 00:14:44,567 July 8th, uh, my apologies. 422 00:14:44,633 --> 00:14:46,033 Who filed the papers? 423 00:14:46,100 --> 00:14:47,165 My lawyer did. 424 00:14:47,233 --> 00:14:48,000 [Judge Judy] So you hired a lawyer? 425 00:14:48,066 --> 00:14:48,800 I did. 426 00:14:48,867 --> 00:14:50,333 [Judge Judy] On what date? 427 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:54,000 So the date was May 21st of 2021. 428 00:14:54,066 --> 00:14:55,800 So April's rent was paid. 429 00:14:55,867 --> 00:14:56,600 Mm-hmm. 430 00:14:56,667 --> 00:15:00,266 [Judge Judy] And in May, you filed for an eviction. 431 00:15:00,333 --> 00:15:02,800 Did you tender May's rent? 432 00:15:02,867 --> 00:15:03,600 Yes. 433 00:15:03,667 --> 00:15:04,600 [Judge Judy] In what form? 434 00:15:04,667 --> 00:15:08,600 I believe it was a check issued directly from my bank 435 00:15:08,667 --> 00:15:10,433 to the defendant. 436 00:15:10,500 --> 00:15:13,967 Is that the way you paid rent in December, January, 437 00:15:14,033 --> 00:15:15,734 February, March, and April, 438 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:17,033 a direct bank check? 439 00:15:17,100 --> 00:15:17,900 That's correct. 440 00:15:17,967 --> 00:15:20,166 [Judge Judy] Did you receive direct bank checks 441 00:15:20,233 --> 00:15:24,200 from their bank for December, March, April? 442 00:15:24,266 --> 00:15:25,000 Yes. 443 00:15:25,066 --> 00:15:29,066 Was a check tendered to you from the bank in May? 444 00:15:29,133 --> 00:15:30,900 - Yes. - [Judge Judy] Did you cash it? 445 00:15:30,967 --> 00:15:31,700 [Machaela] Yes. 446 00:15:31,767 --> 00:15:33,333 So they paid May's rent. 447 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:34,133 They did. 448 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:36,767 [Judge Judy] You filed an eviction, May 21. 449 00:15:36,834 --> 00:15:39,000 May I see the papers that you filed? 450 00:15:49,967 --> 00:15:51,934 No, I wanna see the papers that you filed. 451 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:53,533 So the constable would have given it to them. 452 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:55,734 No, no, no, you had a lawyer? 453 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:56,767 Get me a copy. 454 00:15:56,834 --> 00:15:58,300 Because of COVID, I never met the lawyer. 455 00:15:58,367 --> 00:15:59,867 It was all via telephone. 456 00:15:59,934 --> 00:16:02,100 The lawyer sent you copies of the papers? 457 00:16:02,166 --> 00:16:02,900 No, they did not. 458 00:16:02,967 --> 00:16:05,200 They sent it to the plaintiffs. 459 00:16:05,266 --> 00:16:07,934 Are you telling me that both you and your father are idiots? 460 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:09,967 You own a home, you hired a lawyer, 461 00:16:10,033 --> 00:16:12,333 and what you're telling me is you paid the lawyer 462 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:13,633 because there was a hearing, 463 00:16:13,700 --> 00:16:15,767 and you never asked for a copy of the papers? 464 00:16:15,834 --> 00:16:18,667 So I have the notice of termination of tenancy that was-- 465 00:16:18,734 --> 00:16:19,600 [Judge Judy] Yes. 466 00:16:19,667 --> 00:16:20,633 I have it via email. 467 00:16:20,700 --> 00:16:21,433 I wanna see it. 468 00:16:21,500 --> 00:16:22,233 [Ashley] I have a physical copy if you'd like. 469 00:16:22,300 --> 00:16:23,633 Shh! 470 00:16:23,700 --> 00:16:25,467 And you could take her copy while you're there. 471 00:16:26,533 --> 00:16:27,400 [Kevin] [indistinct] 472 00:16:27,467 --> 00:16:28,934 That's the original. 473 00:16:39,033 --> 00:16:40,333 Well, this doesn't say the ground. 474 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:42,500 This is a notice of termination of tenancy. 475 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:49,000 What was the reason you were evicting them? 476 00:16:49,066 --> 00:16:50,467 Just incident after incident, 477 00:16:50,533 --> 00:16:52,333 I just couldn't deal with the headache in the house anymore. 478 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,700 So I went through the correct channels of doing the eviction legally. 479 00:16:55,767 --> 00:16:57,233 - [Ashley] Your Honor, I would just-- - Just-- just --just-- 480 00:16:57,300 --> 00:16:58,667 [Ashley] This was all in retaliation. 481 00:16:58,734 --> 00:16:59,467 And I'd like to present to you-- 482 00:16:59,533 --> 00:17:01,000 - May I see it, please? - [Michael] [indistinct] 483 00:17:01,066 --> 00:17:01,800 Of course it was. 484 00:17:01,867 --> 00:17:02,600 [Ashley] This is the notice that we received. 485 00:17:02,667 --> 00:17:03,400 - Of course, it was. - [Michael] [indistinct] 486 00:17:03,467 --> 00:17:04,200 - [Ashley] from the defendant - There's the emails. Here are the emails. 487 00:17:04,266 --> 00:17:05,000 [Ashley] on May 4th let us know that 488 00:17:05,066 --> 00:17:05,800 Jason-- 489 00:17:05,867 --> 00:17:06,599 [Ashley] our restriction over no longer-- 490 00:17:06,666 --> 00:17:08,032 [Judge Judy] Don't speak. Don't speak. 491 00:17:14,367 --> 00:17:16,133 Did you go to trial on this case? 492 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:18,633 We went to court and the two lawyers settled. 493 00:17:18,700 --> 00:17:19,433 [Judge Judy] Okay. 494 00:17:19,500 --> 00:17:21,133 Can I see the notice of settlement? 495 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,967 Yup. This is the-- our carbon copy that we were provided. 496 00:17:25,900 --> 00:17:28,400 You have any other documentation from the housing court? 497 00:17:28,467 --> 00:17:29,600 From--I do not, no. 498 00:17:31,700 --> 00:17:35,467 Okay. So the rent and use occupancy damages 499 00:17:35,533 --> 00:17:38,266 to be determined at a later date execution 500 00:17:38,333 --> 00:17:41,166 of the notice of eviction is stayed until October 1st. 501 00:17:41,233 --> 00:17:41,967 That's correct. 502 00:17:42,033 --> 00:17:44,133 That was the decision of the court. 503 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:46,333 Did you pay rent in July? 504 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:47,133 Yes. 505 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:47,967 [Judge Judy] June, of course. 506 00:17:48,033 --> 00:17:48,767 Mm-hmm. 507 00:17:48,834 --> 00:17:49,834 That is correct. 508 00:17:49,900 --> 00:17:51,100 [Judge Judy] August. 509 00:17:51,166 --> 00:17:51,900 That is correct. 510 00:17:51,967 --> 00:17:53,166 You accepted the rent? 511 00:17:53,233 --> 00:17:56,266 No, they'd--I'd never received any drafted checks after June. 512 00:17:56,333 --> 00:17:57,333 I have proof of all three payments that were issued. 513 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:58,600 May was the last check that I cashed. 514 00:17:58,667 --> 00:17:59,500 [Judge Judy] After June? 515 00:17:59,567 --> 00:18:02,200 May I see your bank statement, please? 516 00:18:02,266 --> 00:18:05,633 So these are two carbon copies of the checks for July and August, 517 00:18:05,700 --> 00:18:08,700 and the first two are the proof of the FedEx-- 518 00:18:08,767 --> 00:18:10,233 UPS check for July. 519 00:18:10,300 --> 00:18:12,233 The carbon copies are for August and September. 520 00:18:15,133 --> 00:18:17,200 [Judge Judy] So I'm gonna tell you this, 521 00:18:17,266 --> 00:18:19,066 I think that she did in fact 522 00:18:19,133 --> 00:18:22,533 file a notice of eviction in retaliation for this incident. 523 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:25,133 You're requesting $4,800, 524 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,533 which is a difference of $600 for filing 525 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,166 - this eviction process. - Correct. 526 00:18:29,233 --> 00:18:32,834 [Judge Judy] And I'm gonna grant your $4,800 with one caveat. 527 00:18:32,900 --> 00:18:36,200 I'm going to say to you that this is a small property. 528 00:18:36,266 --> 00:18:38,734 And it would seem to me that the two of you 529 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:40,900 would try very hard to extricate yourself 530 00:18:40,967 --> 00:18:43,734 from the defendant's home and find another place to live. 531 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:44,700 Have you been looking? 532 00:18:44,767 --> 00:18:46,166 We already have a place secured. 533 00:18:46,233 --> 00:18:46,967 Great. 534 00:18:47,033 --> 00:18:48,066 And when does that start? 535 00:18:48,133 --> 00:18:48,867 October 1st. 536 00:18:48,934 --> 00:18:51,600 We're moving out September 30th from the location we're at now. 537 00:18:51,667 --> 00:18:52,433 [Judge Judy] Very good. 538 00:18:52,500 --> 00:18:54,867 All right, because I don't see people living 539 00:18:54,934 --> 00:18:57,100 under these circumstances in the house 540 00:18:57,166 --> 00:18:58,100 where you used to be friends, 541 00:18:58,166 --> 00:19:01,300 you're no longer friends, actually, less than friends. 542 00:19:01,367 --> 00:19:03,800 So I'm very glad that you found someplace else to live. 543 00:19:03,867 --> 00:19:05,867 Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $4,800. 544 00:19:05,934 --> 00:19:06,667 We're done. Thank you. 545 00:19:06,734 --> 00:19:07,467 - Thank you. - Thank you. 546 00:19:07,533 --> 00:19:08,266 [Kevin] Court is adjourned. 547 00:19:10,700 --> 00:19:13,600 First off, that dog was a rescue dog. 548 00:19:13,667 --> 00:19:14,734 It already had injuries. 549 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:15,667 Dog was never injured. 550 00:19:15,734 --> 00:19:16,467 Never injured. 551 00:19:16,533 --> 00:19:18,066 Never injured. He actually came from a firm-- 552 00:19:18,133 --> 00:19:20,266 family of ours, like family members. 553 00:19:20,333 --> 00:19:22,500 They don't tell you in a--in a vet report 554 00:19:22,567 --> 00:19:24,500 whether they're old injuries or new injuries. 555 00:19:24,567 --> 00:19:25,700 The dog just had injury. 556 00:19:25,767 --> 00:19:28,633 Neither of them liked to take responsibility for their own actions. 557 00:19:28,700 --> 00:19:30,100 They love to lie. 558 00:19:30,166 --> 00:19:32,734 We're not saying that there was nothing wrong with the dog, 559 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:35,667 there was already something wrong with the dog because it was a rescue dog. 560 00:19:35,734 --> 00:19:36,767 It brought tears to my eyes. 561 00:19:36,834 --> 00:19:38,066 It's like a child to us. 562 00:19:38,133 --> 00:19:39,834 So our dog is our child. 563 00:19:39,900 --> 00:19:42,867 And the way he comes off, he could injure the dog coming out 564 00:19:42,934 --> 00:19:44,367 because not earlier in that day, 565 00:19:44,433 --> 00:19:45,367 he's backed into my daughter's car 566 00:19:45,433 --> 00:19:47,800 so we thought he-- she was gonna go after him anyway. 567 00:19:47,867 --> 00:19:48,600 No. 568 00:19:48,667 --> 00:19:49,734 No, we came close to their car. 569 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:51,700 Never exactly tapped the car. 570 00:19:51,767 --> 00:19:53,166 - Yeah, good riddance. - Good riddance. 571 00:19:53,233 --> 00:19:54,266 That's the best you can go at it. 572 00:19:54,333 --> 00:19:56,834 They'll always have an issue now going forward. 573 00:19:56,900 --> 00:19:59,333 But he's still our rambunctious little boy. 574 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,166 So, when I looked up that list of high-risk dogs for you, 575 00:20:02,233 --> 00:20:04,433 I was surprised by some of the dogs 576 00:20:04,500 --> 00:20:08,433 that were on the high-risk list for insurance companies 577 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:11,100 and even beyond that, I didn't know that 578 00:20:11,166 --> 00:20:13,300 if you have one of these high risk dogs, 579 00:20:13,367 --> 00:20:15,567 which I think might be different for every state, 580 00:20:15,633 --> 00:20:18,200 and you don't disclose that to your insurance company 581 00:20:18,266 --> 00:20:22,266 if a situation like this happens, your insurance will deny your claim. 582 00:20:22,333 --> 00:20:23,900 So it's really important that people, 583 00:20:23,967 --> 00:20:25,900 if they have any breed of dog really, 584 00:20:25,967 --> 00:20:27,433 just to check the list to make sure 585 00:20:27,500 --> 00:20:30,667 they're not failing to disclose to their insurance company. 586 00:20:30,734 --> 00:20:32,467 Because if a freak accident happens, 587 00:20:32,533 --> 00:20:33,967 - you may lose your house. - They're not-- Mm-hmm. 588 00:20:34,033 --> 00:20:35,300 You'll lose your house. 589 00:20:35,367 --> 00:20:36,300 Yeah, risky business. 590 00:20:36,367 --> 00:20:37,400 Yeah, risky business. 591 00:20:39,033 --> 00:20:40,233 [announcer] Want justice? 592 00:20:40,300 --> 00:20:42,500 Go to JudyJustice.tv. 593 00:20:47,467 --> 00:20:50,467 [theme music playing]