I have just had the most horrendous time in court. The judge seemed to have no idea of how I and my T felt about being there. She took the TA, S8 and S21 off me and then asked me about dates and net rent, assuming that I knew the dates off the top of my head in a very stressful situation. She demanded that we all switch our mobiles off which we immediately did and were reprimanded for not switching them off before we came in. I pointed out to her that we had been ushered in so quickly that we had been unable to switch them off beforehand.
My Ts b/f was so scared he forgot how to switch his phone off and left the courtroom. poor bloke.
My tenant and I became completely overwhelmed by this domineering and bullying woman.
Neither of us could say anything - she was so abrupt.
After the appearance my T started to cry, not because she had been 'evicted' but because of the attitude of the judge. I ended up giving her words of comfort as we left the court together, united in our humiliation, and walked to the carpark.
I cheered her up with the old joke 'How do you tell the difference between the judge and a Rottweiler? The judge is wearing lipstick'. Poor T laughed and cried at the same time.
So just beware if you are going to court. And remember to take a box of tissues.
My Ts b/f was so scared he forgot how to switch his phone off and left the courtroom. poor bloke.
My tenant and I became completely overwhelmed by this domineering and bullying woman.
Neither of us could say anything - she was so abrupt.
After the appearance my T started to cry, not because she had been 'evicted' but because of the attitude of the judge. I ended up giving her words of comfort as we left the court together, united in our humiliation, and walked to the carpark.
I cheered her up with the old joke 'How do you tell the difference between the judge and a Rottweiler? The judge is wearing lipstick'. Poor T laughed and cried at the same time.
So just beware if you are going to court. And remember to take a box of tissues.