A Premature Departure 

Judge Judy would have thrown this case out and say that “he paid enough and more than his share”! He did and this should have been thrown out!

Wow, he pays 1300 a month to their 500 a month and is rewarded with a lawsuit. Anyone who calls these women friend, should be cautious. They all seem very “low rent.”

Was doug flirting with the defendant 😂

10:35 Doug interviewing the defendant with the tattoo had me thinking what in the flirtation is going on🍿☕️🤔

These plaintiffs seem like a nightmare to live with.

I feel bad for him because I genuinely do believe that they made the living situation really bad for him and ruined some of his furniture, but unfortunately I think the guy is just nice and agreed to pay to prevent conflict

I believe him!! I think the judge sometimes misses the mark and she is a tad bit hostile to people who don’t fit the presentation she expects

This is the first time where I think "had it been me" I wouldn't have sued my friend. He was a really generous to them. I also kind of think his girlfriend got in his ear. I don't blame her.

He seems to be a decent guy and honest

Doug have some self control 😂😂😂

Doug got real interested in that tattoo, WOW 😁😁

Wow Doug asking the plaintiff if she's seen that "body art"! haha

Doug was ready to risk it ALL!!! 😂

The two woman had a disgusting grin on there faces all the time wanting more money when they know they got a good deal in the first place, so sad it went in their favour.

Doug knows what he wants!

Doug got a little touchy feely with that body art discussion. Dang, I didn’t know he was so into that.

I feel so bad for this guy... Those girls seem horrible to live with.

Doug likes rough trade. Watching Doug fall all over himself was the best part of that case. "How far does it go down...". Doug, girl stop. 😅

Doug was flirting with him. Why couldn't she just say "watch your language, you're in a court of law". She didn't have to degrade the man like that. " low rent". What the crust 🤔

He paid more than his share for 10 months so they could even move in and get the place, made it unbearable for him the entire time and they have the audacity to sue him for august when they had a new roommate the very next month 😡😡😡some people are just flat out greedy!!!!

Lol Doug is such a flirt. Aside from that I feel for the defendant. He seems like such a nice guy and them girls definitely got over on him

The judge should’ve asked them for the lease with the new person after he moved out!

Trifling disrespectful witches. And they got the nerve to sue him. I hope he learns that no good deed goes unpublished. Judge could hsve been nicer to him at the beginning she went to hard unnecessarily. We can always educate with kindness.

I really wish he spoke up for himself more!!! Those girls kinda took advantage of the situation. Being that he was paying more than half the rent they could have been more courteous roommates. You can tell they had no shame ruining his furniture and in how they lived. I know the judge had to rule the way she did bc of his texts. Hopefully karma gets them and this is the 1st thing that pops into their mind!!!

Man, living with someone else is one of the worst things that a person can do. I feel for the defendant in this case because he seems like a good guy but unfortunately got in with the wrong people.

That poor guy. They were keeping him up. Weren't they working? Plus he helped them out. What the hell? He should have never agreed to pay more.

They definitely made his life miserable and they took advantage of him paying more rent. And he is one handsome guy

Lol Doug tryna get a look of the guy with his shirt off

Dough was really into the defendant 😂😂

They got over on him and his girlfriend helped him see it, but it was too late. He made the bed so he has to lay in it.

He said he’d pay so he pays. But morally those girls are just wrong. You couldn’t split the rent ONE month after saving for a year??? They’re jerks

Doug is hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Harvey looks like he ate a bowl of chocolate ice cream with that goatee.

The look on the plaintiffs faces when defendant was explaining the living situation says a lot , those girls took advantage of his generosity, he should have had more evidence that he carried their load of rent and bills it may have helped his defense.

Ooooo Doug..sure was fasinated with Arthur 😂

They took advantage of a nice guy, so although he lost I am glad it was the show that paid the amount he owed...

The defendant seems like a good guy who doesn’t complain about much

10:25 - Doug was laying it on thick there... With the shoulder touching.. and the "wish you could show it to me" comment. 🤣🤣🤣

AYo Doug at the end!!!

If this was Judge Mathis, when the defendant "rolled his eyes" at 5:20, he would have been thrown out for contempt of court 😂😂😂

He seems like such a nice guy. He probably took the 1300 deal because it was better than the studio he was living in.

I can't believe they sued him smh ungrateful bc he was helping them out by paying more for 11 months. Doug is hilarious 😂

Doug is a real knob in this one LOL

Those girls did him dirty and used him!

Doug is a mess. I always wait till the end so he can make me laugh. Was he good!!!

Doug was being extra zesty during that interview, 😏

They used this poor guy. They accepted his generosity in paying extra for almost a year and the thanks he gets his see you in court.

Doug be tripping with his comments lol

Doug just kicked the closet door off its hinges.

Doug is feeling the Defendants "Body Art" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I bet he asked to see it after the camera went off. Lol

Them *lay abouts SCROUNGERS * r just bitter they haven't got a mug to support them anymore. NOW he's a good guy, hard working BOYFRIEND to another girl. So enjoy THAT FREE MONTH HEEEEE SUPPORTED U ON, HOPEFULLY HE'LL NEVER SPEAK 2 U AGAIN. GOOD FRIENDS- & PEOPLE OF THEIR WORD IS HARD TO COME BY... I WOULD OF HELD ON TO A FRIENDSHIP LIKE HIS WITH DEAR LIFE HE CAME ACROSS 2 THE WORLD (hitting Oxford uk here :) AS A GOOD GENUINE GUY & FRIEND

He a kind guy and let’s not forget handsome as well. They got over!!!

Doug is one hrny old man lol. He likes “art”😂

Wait if they got a roommate for August why was he still responsible for August rent?

The plaintiffs each paid $6,000 rent Defendant $13,000 They should be kissing him where his tatts end. ⬇️ 🤷🏾‍♂️

Two jobs before having roommates. Never ends well and there is nothing like having your own peace and quiet.

He was truthful, and I believe every single thing he said... They more than likely made it unbearable, took advantage of him being a male (so skyrocketed the rent for him compared to their price), and no one disputed his claim that they were destroying and breaking things. So I'm betting no deposit will be returned, when they finally leave... that's not fair to him. They should have returned his deposit and got a new deposit from the new person, to take over his original spot.

When he testified that there was vomit and booze on his furniture, the camera cut to one of the girls and she was smirking like what he was saying was true and she thought it was funny that his couch was ruined. He got screwed over in this whole deal. Poor guy couldn’t sleep with them making noise all night. That sucks when you can’t get a good nights sleep because of noisy roommates.

I understand that he has to pay because he made that commitment but I don’t understand why he would agree to pay so much more rent than the other two in the first place. Also, if I had a roommate that was paying that much more rent than I was paying, I wouldn’t have sued them for the last month. Frankly, it makes me think he’s probably right about everything he said about them.

Doug was even losing his voice at 11:11 Defendant had him flustered!😂

I wonder what curse word he said. Litigants have definitely cursed in her court before and she didn’t have that reaction.

The guy is not really very expressive. It must have been hard for him to be there .

Doug is a mess!!!!! 😂😂😂

The judge got it wrong on this one. When the girls got a new roommate and had them pay August 1st, that implies they paid for August. Especially if the new roommate paid again in September. Which means the first payment was for August. The follow up question should have been, did the new roommate also paid September 1st?

When he made the decision to leave what he had and move in with these girls still paying the same amount it was a mistake. It was of no benefit to him to not split the total evenly.

Let me ask this question, if the plaintiffs can get money from him for his portion of the rent, even though the lease agreement was signed by all of them with the landlord, why can't the defendant get his portion of the security deposit FROm them? I understand the idea that this deal was made with the landlord and he should sue him, but shouldn't that apply to the plaintiffs as well? They should've paid only their portions, so the landlord could come after the defendant for his part. And if they did paid for his share, that means they took responsibility for it, so in return they should provide him with his security deposit and go after the landlord separately for theirs. You can't really assume responsibility for him and then act like you don't have any accountability...

The defendant should of walked right back into the courtroom to file a sexual harrassment lawsuit against Doug lol

Those two girls took advantage of this nice guy.

Wow those plaintiffs really took advantage of him. But he is a mug for agreeing to pay the majority of the rent - that was dumb.

Forget the case...DOUG! Did you forget you were on tv? 😮

What a couple of ingrates, paying about a third of what he was paying for rent, and now whining about ONE month's rent that they had to pay without him, which was STILL less for either of them than he paid for 11 months. "Master bedroom" doesn't really matter, since they all had their own bathroom.

The questions about the Defendant's body tattoos were weird. Especially when Doug asked the Plaintiffs about it. What the heck, was that about??!!! Sheeze louise, talk about being uncomfortable.. 🤨🤦‍♀️

Think Doug was getting a little guy crush there 😂

Good riddance for him to not live with those ladies they took advantage

I came down into the comments to post that this guy wasn't totally in the wrong - and I see that it seems as if its said already. I think that hes much better off where he is now. I think if the plaintiffs waited a bit they might have gotten more money out of him - especially since he was getting the short end of the (steal?) deal they had for the apartment. In my early 20s I would think "hey thats a good idea" if told I could live with 3 girls. Now? i think that sounds like a nightmare. I don't even wanna live with ONE roomie if I dont have to.

I would of transferred his security to them and reduced the 1300 by 800 and let them deal with the landlord.

What they put out is going to come back to them..

JM really pissed me off with this case! She was such a jerk to him when he did more than his share, and failed to hold the smirky plaintiffs accountable! ETA: the plaintiffs seem jealous af that he’s with the other girl, that and greed are the only reason they’re there.

Eyeroll before the trial even begins. They must be a joy to be around.

I would have liked the judge asking the girls what the new roommate is paying ? I bet definitely not $1300 so goes to show that the girls are thankless that this guy for all these months paid more and as roommates they could have picked up some off his last months rent. It's courtesy as they were roommates ((you kinda become like family) and saved a lot of money these many months.

I disagree..they medigated Thier damages by finding another roommate for August..so they are getting paid twice for August

That was bs. They took advantage of him for 11 months then get to double dip. They rented his room out for August and he has to pay rent for August as well? Ridiculous.

He shouldn’t have lived with him but live and learn. And just cut them off. They seem like losers

The defendant seems like a good dude. Hopefully, life is better without those horrible plaintiffs in it.

Doug has no chill, he's about to come up on a sexual harassment suit 🤭

Most awkward Doug moments ever

A nice guy and two leeches. Unfortunately he agreed to get leeched on.

The judge is so inconsistent in her rulings. I've seen multiple episodes where she says that agreements must be in writing and verbal doesn't matter, yet she rules against him because he verbally agreed to pay more than the girls did per month.

The defendant Arthur Bevan seems to be a very honest and considerate man. I think the judge was not completely fair to him, the plaintiffs took advantage of his good nature. This is an example of it does not pay to be good to some people.

Taking full advantage of him

They plaintiffs were so greedy! They definitely took advantage. I’m glad the girlfriend came in and got him outback

I wish there was some way this guy could have won, it seems like he got the short end of this deal, but the judge made the only judgement that was legal

I know dude was clapping that, you can see how ashamed the main plaintiff is when asked about his body art. Lol

Feel bad for the guy. The friends made enough money out of him for the 11 months, as a friend I would have ate the last month with the other roommate as a thank you.

They got a deposit from the new roommate so he should get it back

Wait he was paying $1300 and they were only paying $500 each and they got a new roommate on August 1 so they had rent for that month. These girls are lucky they won because they definitely didn't deserve to. Yeah yeah i know his text promising to pay is what screwed him but I cant believe they would sue him

I believe the Defendant when he says they were horrible to live with they most likely did party a lot nobody wants to live like that

They should be ashamed

I'm also not so sure that I believe that the new roommate didn't move in in August I don't trust a piece of computer paper that they could have easily typed up and signed, I know they say it would be hard to rent in that time frame but that's not always true, maybe with an entire property but with a room people move in on a moment's notice all the time.

Do not ever live with a friend or allow a friend to stay with you. Always a bad idea 😔