Grabbing the Cold Hard Cash
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- Опубликовано: 9 янв 2025
- The plaintiff says his brother passed away and the defendant, his brother’s landlord, stole money off his dresser as the ambulance was taking him away. He’s suing for every penny. The defendant says the plaintiff told him to use the money for rent and then changed his mind the next day.
Case: 31-311
He shouldn't have took the money. He should have sat it on the dresser, locked up the house and freaking left. He shouldn't have even took the rent money and waited until he got out the hospital or in the case waited until the family came to clean up and got his stuff out.
Did you not listen to the case? He didn't "take" it... he responsibly collected it and let the family know he had it. The legal wife told him to keep it for expenses.
True that he was desperate to have the money right there and then lol
@That Tunisian Crochet Life he took ALL the money, not just the money owed for rent!!
@That Tunisian Crochet Life he took ALL the money , that is WRONG
@@zarrax307 Did you miss that the man's wife told him to keep it all for rent and repairs/cleaning? The man didn't "take" it... it was given to him by the next of kin.
Well, if wife has to decide who should keep her husband’s money, so she has to pay for her husband’s funeral expenses.
This was so morally and ethically wrong. Landlord collects the cash, puts it to the side and then lets them know where he placed it. He took money that was not his. And then for him to say “justice was served.” No justice wasn’t served, there were laws that prevented a ruling in this court.
Well wishes to the bother!
Nope. You are wrong. The legal, rightful owner of the money directed the landlord to use the money.....CASE CLOSED!!!!
This!!!! What a scumbag that landlord is
@@SilverSergeant He actually told him to go and take the rent money not all the money. A civilized human being would have put the rest in an envelope in a place for safe keeping in the gentleman's house, not pocketing it
@@SilverSergeant not so fast - this landlord only claimed his wife said that and he can still be sued in probate court and the wife may change her mind by then if she even said it in the first place . also the landlord has no legal right to the deposit , only the rent owed .
@@SilverSergeant Nope. *YOU* are wrong!!! He said "morally and ethically wrong", which makes it an opinion. Morally wrong doesn't necessarily equal legally wrong, unfortunately; it's left up to us not to be scumbags and take advantage of each other.
He could've and should've at least given that money to his daughter. Even Half or something. Heartless.
Why? The daed man's estate OWED the landlord money, and the legal owner directed him to use it....Case closed.
He should go to probate court and file claim against the estate for the cost of burying his brother. His brother's wife was responsible for his burial. Then, if his landlord was owed money, he too should have placed a claim against the estate, he not only has the $1300, he also has the security deposit. What should have really happen in a family where a loved one passes is, everyone pitches in, many times even good friends will contribute.
Wife's responsible for all marital debts....should've gotten a divorce.
there is no way he should have taken anything from that man's home... you lock it up and walk away 🤷♀️, just doesn't sound right seemed all he cared about was the money... so his cleaning after he died was covered 🤦♀️, like seriously.... never rent from that man!
This landlord is an awful person and karma will come from him.
The clean up should come out of the security deposit for one thing. And most likely he had paid last month's rent too when he 1st moved in. And he said that Robert was gasping for air when he found him and he gave him CPR. But you don't do CPR on somebody who's gasping for air.
Yep! He wanted to look like the good guy and savior in hopes no one questions that money!
Well, you would gasp for air too if a foot was on your chest? Stealing deceased's cash from the top drawer is the worst kind of thief.
It is typical for an elderly person to experience a rush of joy and eat well after a serious illness right before they die. 🥺🥺🥺
This landlord must be extraordinarily lucky to always be at the right place and at the right time…👀
He has the money and the security deposit. That's crazy!
He should sue the wife for the funeral expenses
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Edit to say: The landlord should have not took the money out of the house. The estate would have paid the debt.
It's so bizarre to me that this is via video call, 2020 onwards and then Doug at the end looks like he's residing in the 70's
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There is something very icky about a landlord piicking up the money and not immediately putting in a safe place within the apartment, but instead putting it in his own pocket.
Yes! Because he is a scumbag. I guarantee you he thought that man was gonna pass away and that's why he took that money knowing it was going to be impossible for anybody to get it back
@@nightgag Yes, the law was on his side, but morally, he is the lowest of the low.
He is all over the case and looks fishy.
@@artistjoh it was dismissed to be filed in the right court. Ain’t mean he won.
He is A Money Hungry Man that should have left money in the man’s home not in his pocket…..It looks to me as him being a thief seems kinda fishy all the way around…It’s not fair for all the funeral expenses to go on the brother….
The defendant is basically charging him for having saved his brother's life. You aren't owed anything for doing the right thing.. he should have never touched the money and the wife who was not even living with her husband should have no say. That's wicked that he even wants to keep it. It's not his money. He basically stole it and his estranged wife helped.
Or, maybe he is charging the tenant's estate the rent OWED to him!!! Your poor attempt to twist the facts are laughable.
Exactly!!!@ Rosabelle
@@SilverSergeant The landlord doesn't get to decide how the money gets spent it wasn't even his to take from the getgo . Your way of thinking is completely warped
@@SilverSergeant he took all the money NOT just the rent money!! He should have LEFT EVERY PENNY until he talked to the now deceased or sued the estate!!! Also, he has the security deposit as well so if he didn't get his rent money he could have took it out of that!!! It was WRONG and no matter how you try and twist it, it will still be WRONG!!
@@SilverSergeant So, by your logic, if someone owes me money, I can just go in their wallet and take it since it was owed to me anyway. How does that sound right to you? If he wanted money he thought he was owed, then he should have taken it to small claims.
Judge Schlesinger has such a good sense of humor, don't stare at them, "Like you're a boxer at the beginning of a fight!" 😄
The plaintiff almost sounds like he is saying, "why should I have to pay for the funeral? And iff I do, I should get the money." Why is he even paying for anything? He should have told the wife to take care of it. If she gets his brothers estate, she is also responcible for the funeral costs.
My thoughts exactly
The wife probably want to do a cheap funeral
And what happens if she doesn’t arrange the funeral? Does the brother leave him to rot? The brother still has recourse by filing a case in probate court. He has a very good chance of getting the money back. He also has a good point about there being a security deposit on the apartment which should cover any clean up done by the landlord.
@@colleenobrien8212 the fact is, he should have consulted with the wife. He doesn't need to let his opinion about her keep him from communicating. All that junk is the past when a death is involved. It's time to let byegones be bygones. There is a clear order in terms of law who should be in charge of this stuff. He jumped the gun...
@@DanLee8884 The wife sounds like a complete B.
It is strange that he took the money, but I totally understand her ruling.
It’s not ethical to keep the money in defendant possession and even shame that wife pull herself out of this responsibility. Bless his brother
Good manners teach you that you don’t take money prior to owner permissions not to say that money owner was laying ill on floor suffering from health issue.
What’s ethical and what’s should be done is that land lord should pick up the money, put it in an envelop and keep it safe until money owner gets well and hand it over to him (or his family) to make CLEAN transaction with owners acknowledgment to pay necessary dues. The land lord took/confiscated the ill man money and took all hostages because of nothing but greed. F’money !
You are wrong. The tenant's estate owed the money to the landlord.
Will you accept department store tapping on your wallet in advance , before you actually go to buy groceries just because he was expecting you to come every Saturday morning?
If so, please leave your wallet with him!
Like it or not he estranged wife is legally responsible for everything. Estate needs to go to probate and have issues resolved.
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The poor brother. The law can be a blessing and a curse. He definitely was owed that money. And she only was tryna probably give the money to the landlord to save her own tail cause she knows she lived there too at one point and he may come at her for whatever expense was left.
I heard a saying once “Ethics and morality help us create the law but not enforce it.”
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The landlord should voluntarily reimburse the brother for the funeral expenses, if he wanted to be a decent human being.
If the wife is entitled to the defunct's estate (however small), then she should be responsible for ALL funeral expenses...
That part
Yes
People say the brother should sue the wife, wouldn't he go after the estate?
WHY DID THE DEFENDANT REMOVE THE CASH FROM THE PROPERTY TO BEGIN WITH !! That's straight out theft !!!! HELLLOOOO JUDGE !!
This man is a thief !!
If the wife gets the financial benefits of his passing, she should also get the financial obligations.
Why didn't she pay for her husband's funeral?!?!?
She always be talking over him and he dont care I love it LOL
Why the brother think he’s getting anything???? He has a wife even if they not together for 10years they are still married
@imperfect well by law if he want money, get it from the wife. The wife didn’t abandon him if they were living in the same apartment a year ago. Also he save that man life, he spend a extra week
He's a theif!
Why the wife gave it to the landlord is beyond me? Especially after the brother took care of his burial.
Had no business touching that money should have put it in the drawers n have the brother to come get it
Every time I hear the word "intestate," my mind thinks, "without gonads."
He’s dead wrong for keeping that money !!! He definitely bought himself something with it
Laughable and not the case, legally. JM ruled correctly.
Sad case that this guy lost and had to pay for his brother's funeral costs, the wife of the dead guy seems to be a cold lady.
I just wouldn’t pay for the funeral...let them go after her for the funeral
Bruh man know he spent that money and his lawyer told him what response to give when asked about it because he keeps repeating it
The defendant makes sense. He thinks the wife is entitled to the money. He should be thanked for doing CPR & calling the ambulance.
The wife told the landlord to keep the money, end of discussion.
He wanted to keep it 4 safe keeping In His Pocket.
That is disgraceful !
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Die broke!!!!! Is what I get from this
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@@katec4096 rewatch 😜
He suing the wrong person . He should sue for part of the brother’s estate , if he wants money .
I don't think the landlord (defendant) was wrong for picking up the cash and applying it to the man's rent for the following month.......IF the man who was sick (named Sal) ok'd it. Sal seemed to be getting well and then suddenly got called home (that happens). IF Sal died BEFORE his rent was due, then the landlord can't charge him for that next month. The landlord still will have to charge fees to have Sal's apt cleaned out...so he can re-rent to a new tenant. That's the the way this works. Life-Marches-On. Nevertheless; the plaintiff is the beneficiary of nothing, ...Sal's estranged wife is the beneficiary-by-law and it sounds like she's washed her hands of Sal and moved on with her life.
The plaintiff seems to have a problem with the total amount of money he's talking about. At 3:18 It's $1,723.00 then at 3:40 It's $1,323.00. Which is it?
Don't get the label of *"Vulture"* attached to your name, plaintiff. Move on, man!
How do you know that’s her signature?
Even if it's not it doesn't matter . She's the legal spouse so she's the only one that can sue the landlord, not thr plaintiff.
It’s does matter...that would mean he didn’t have permission. The money should have been put in trust. Period
@@LIVEINPEACE2023 then let the wife pay for the funeral
7:02 am I the only one who can't comprehend someone being "unresponsive" AND "gasping for air"?
I hear you 🤗
Agonal breathing
Do you…do you not know what unresponsive means? As in, “not responding to stimuli”? He can easily still be gasping for air and not responding. 🤦🏻♂️
@@dhalden4319
Do you know what agonal breathing is?
I said the same thing. Like how can it be both 🤷🏽♀️
Tom Hardy Doppleganger
Occasionally. Because that man is a chameleon.
Well everyone is saying go after the wife for the funeral expenses. While that seems like a good idea, problem is, it costs MONEY 💴 💴 to file in probate court. Like 5-6k. The funeral may have cost around the same or less. Not worth it. I know because I’ve recently have had to experience this. My husband just passed. Didn’t have a will but had smaller issues that could’ve been solved in probate. Problem is, I can’t file a case in probate on my own, I have to have an attorney. Attorneys fees along with filing and all court costs is around 5-6k. Not worth it. It’s a total scam 😠…
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Glad I'm self employed
The end piece is generally good advice for job interviews, but I had to laugh because everything that was said to not do, I did, and still got the job. Before the interview, I actually told all three interviewers that this would be the worst interview they’ve ever encountered because I HATE interviews! They laughed, conducted the interview. I stunk it up, as predicted, and the next thing I know I was being congratulated for receiving the job. I was then told, my past work and character spoke for themselves and that’s why they hired me. I always believed if something is for me, nothing can stop it, not even me!
and they probably needed anyone for the position since it is hard to find workers.
@@raycurry4168 Why on earth would you assume that? Perhaps it is a specialized position, like my own, that requires a degree and years of experience. The commenter in no way indicated they had interviewed for a retail or other unskilled labor position. But nice way to make unfounded assumptions and try to denegrate someone for absolutely no reason at all.
The landlord should have given the money to the wife and got a receipt. I wouldn't have touch the money in the first place.
The plaintiff is fishy at best.
A case of no good deed shall go unpunished for the landlord.
So your gonna play the moral game when your taking money from a guy suffering from a medical emergency that resulted in his eventual death. You really want talk about ethics sir...?!
I saw the introduction, but I have not watched video yet. Plaintiff has no standing here.......He will lose the case.
Wait they do zoom people's court now?!
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I don't like that this man took the money in the first place. There was no concern over safe keeping. The landlord, wife and brother would be the only people that had access. The landlord is disgusting. He knew his tenant was on death's door
It's kinda a major last step to intubate someone with COPD. Very often, they never are able to wean off the vent once they are on it.
The plaintiff is much too invested in retrieving or collecting something that didn't concern him, his true colors then begin to show the green of greed, his chase for that money, should have been given up long before coming to court, how can you be haunted everyday by where someone else's money went, SMH 💯
Wasn’t a crazy amount of money he was chasing either. Less than two grand
Not really the landlord seemed greedy the plaintiff mentioned it could have went to his brothers daughter
I don't think it has anything to do with the money, really. I think he's dealing with the loss of his last sibling, and be focusing on the money he can still feel like he's in control of the situation.
No he said the money could even go to charity he just didn't think it was right for that scumbag To be keeping extra money that did not belong to him
It's suspect that he took the money. But he was honest about it. I don't think he had any malicious intent and should keep it.
The Defendant did NOT have to steal that man’s money. But, if the wife told him to keep it, it’s the defendants money. 🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️
My question is why was that type of money laying around loose like that anyhow, instead of being in the bank where it belonged ?
Some people just live that way. I used to, and if I have large sums of cash, I dont have a local branch to deposit into, so I stow it away.
Some people don't trust banks. How often do we see cases here where someone pays in cash rather than a check?
@Amoe Hill Pay rent with a check or money order not cash
When on SSI (disability) it is often the case that you are only allowed to have so much money in the bank or benefits are cut off as you have enough money to pay your bills, buy food, etc. It is not uncommon for people to keep whatever money they can scrape together and keep it with them so that their disability isn't cut off. That may have been the case with this gentleman.
@@proshu My wife was on SSDI for several years, and we were never asked to report either our financial status or our earnings.
While on Social Security, you can have only a certain amount of income, (and it might be only earned income, not investment income) but again, no limits on net worth.
The plaintiff is suing for money with a safe in plain view 😂
That's a gun safe, which makes it even funnier if the defendant notices.
@@catherinesisk4369 😂😂😂
How does that excuse the thief from taking the cash out of the top drawer? The thief cleaned him out, it's still theft. Probably not any new charges in his background!??
The Rent is PAID ! 😆
landlord should've only taken the money that he was entitled to for rent and put the rest of the money that he gathered off the floor away in a safe place in Sal's home rather than taking it when he had no right to it. I understand the need for probate to determine which of his relatives the money he would go to, his brother, his wife, or his daughter, but there is one person that I can guarantee you is not entitled to the money and that is Mr. Bongiorno. Now, he may technically be entitled to be paid by the estate for remaining expenses, but as he is not next of kin, and not even in contention for next of kin, the money that wasn't used for rent should have gone to his next of kin and the landlord would have had to sue the estate for remaining expenses.
Crook, ya, we got so worried about him so we opened the door and stole the deceased's cash??? What planet does that make sense? He looks crooked
Bonjourno the land lord is stealing. Neither he nor the wife care to spend a penny to bury Sal, they want the 💰
Belongs to his brother.
Bro! Give back the money!! It’s not yours. Hope you good keeping a dead man’s money!!
The defendant sound like Vin Diesel 🤭
Thank you! Was bugging me, but I couldn't lock it down. Maybe because he sounds like one actor and looks like another {sometimes} looks.....
Sounds like the brother had the money out to give them for the rent when he collapsed.
I am amused by the number of commenters who think the landlord should just forget the rent and cleaning charges which were OWED by the dead tenant. JM ruled correctly.
So he gets to keep the rent , Deposit and another 7 something? Gtfoh
I believe the comments are referring to HOW he collected what was owed. When someone dies you collect from that person’s estate.
So the wife moves away from her hubby and that doesn’t say red flag to the defendant about their relationship when he knows what type of housing she got? He can’t play the “I didn’t know about their relationship currently”, he knew too much about them and could easily contact the wife about the hubby’s money. The issue is that he was still married to her. So with no legal document about who gets what, everything goes to wife first. It’s the spouse first (even if they’re separated), then kid(s), then the parents, then the siblings are last legally on the list to get anything or control of any of their stuff if there’s no legal document on who gets what and who’s in charge of things.
If I was the landlord , I would have given the money back to the wife. But that's just me.
Bad ruling! Left over money ALWAYS goes toward burial expenses FIRST!
not a bad ruling because as the judge said she is not probate court. Therefore they're in the wrong venue to determine where the money would go.
Honestly... I get the brother's frustration having to cough up to bury his brother when the brother had a wife but he sounds so ungrateful!! The landlord had a right to be paid. The landlord or his agent found the guy and tried to save his life. Because of the landlord and his agent, the plaintiff got to spend a little more time with his brother. When a person dies, the bills still gotta be paid for that month or whatever months that person (or their property) takes up space. In most places if someone does without a will, the spouse gets what's left and then the children. Not sure how this brother thought he'd be entitled to it anyway. The plaintiff should have not taken the landlord to court but instead thanked him and showed a little more compassion as it's not the landlord's fault or problem the brother died. And without a will. *face palm*
The landlord can sue the estate for those fees though. He can’t just take that money
@@JordynMcCray Except the money was already explicitly for him and the only reason the landlord was there. He later was told to keep the money by two parties who have the legal right to do so.
The family is really lucky the landlord didn't sue the estate for more rent as it sounded as if the plaintiff's brother's crap is still in the apartment.
The brother should have insisted the ex wife pay for the funeral
It's different that he took the money but what people are missing is he could've lied.. It would've been easy to say I didn't take the money... There were emt workers there etc...the plaintiffs brother didn't even remember half of what took place according to the defendant... So it's clear he's honest because he never had to say anything in the first place... Picking it up and putting it on the dresser wasn't safe because it's left out and anything could've happened. It's just a sad case.
No, he couldn't say any of that because the tenant was in his apartment and not out on the street, in public! His apartment collecting his rent? And his responsibility because his worker got there first!
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I think the wife was given the money to the landlord because of the cleanup, but the gentleman that past still has a child I believe and that money should go to them, they will figure it out in probate Court good luck to all
There has been a few other cases where she’d heard the case & at the end says ‘I’m not probate court’. So why take on these cases then? Just saying…
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For once I don't think the landlord did anything wrong here. The money was set aside for rent and extra expenses accrued due to him having to clean everything out. Not saying the brother shouldn't get help with the funeral cost but funeral cost and rent are separate. The money is being used for what it was meant to be used for.
No, he doesn’t decide where that man’s money goes
TheCHELEHB who are you referring to? Neither one of them does. The wife does and she allowed the landlord to keep it.
@@BanCensorship but the wife told him to keep it.
@@Daydream355 with a will a wife doesn't automatically get things or get to say where things go. That is the risk of having a will after marriage.
Lesson: trust who you're with and make sure they know what needs to happen to your wishes
I'm kind of with the landlord. The plaintiff sounds like he would not have paid his dead brothers lease obligations and felt 100% justified in doing so. People make all sorts of excuses when a loved one dies.
It makes the defendant look kind of scummy but he's got a business to run. If the plaintiff makes a statement that he'd rather see the money go to charity, then he should pony up the money for the funeral since he's such a stand up guy.
He did pony up. Landlord was just scum especially considering he also has security deposit and stated he's known them for 6 years if he had any morals he would have at least given the money to the deceased mans daughter
When you die there is no lease obligation
Moraly thay dude thatctook the money should give it to the daughter its not not enoughy money to be a scumbag over its sad what money does to ppl
Bro, listen hard to any PC video when Douglas introduces the judge. He says, "the honorable Judge Milian's are presiding" every.damn.time.
Maybe there is a twin?
Maybe she has a silent partner also named Milian?
"the honorable Judge Milian's now presiding"
@@megancollins552 ohhhh. Makes sense
I hear " IS presiding" no 's
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Wrong
Ironically you have a woman caught up in this entire situation between the litigants and the brother who passed away. As usual women undoubtedly come in and purposely make a situation murky. Go figure
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@@ChelseaNicole94 😆😆😆
Until the family clean out the apartment they continue to be in debt to the landlord
@@ChelseaNicole94 🤣🤣🤣 he may have to pay for it 🤣🤣🤣 someone should set up a go fund me page for him
Damn what woman hurt you?
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The dude should have left the money on the person's apartment. Even if he was there to collect rent he isn't capable to give a receipt to the person who is unconsciously giving him money. He self helped himself to the rent money that was laying on the floor while the tenant went to the hospital.