File No. 26CV005596-590 · District Court · Mecklenburg
Binder index — court-facing links
Bhopti v. Mid-America Apartments, L.P. (and related habitability / damages record). Materials live at https://law.rooz.live/. This page is the print cover: open links on a device, or print with URLs expanded for the paper binder.
Lease figures (instrument-backed)
Frazier rent vs portal total (instrument + portal ledger): Lease line “Rent” = $3,400.00. Portal due 08/01/2026 total balance $3,485.00 = Rent $3,400 + Technology $25 + Pest $10 + Laundry $25 + Monthly pet rent $25. Speak carefully: the step-up uses the portal total $3,485 — the amount actually payable each month → ($3,485 − $2,035 (full unit rent paid)) × 8 = $11,600. Do not call $3,485 the lease “Rent” line; the instrument says $3,400.
| MAA unit rent · 505 W 7th #1215 | $2,035.00 / month |
|---|---|
| Frazier face rent (lease “Rent”) | $3,400.00 / month |
| Tech + pest + laundry + pet (portal) | $85.00 / month |
| Portal total balance | $3,485.00 / month |
| Plaintiff’s current housing share (Frazier) | $1,781.00 / month |
| Habitability abatement (N.C.G.S. § 42-42) | $21,378.00 |
| Step-up (portal total $3,485 − MAA $2,035) × 8 months | $11,600.00 |
| Storage since move ($81/mo × 5 mo) | $405.00 |
| Movers (mid-range Charlotte local move, full household) | $2,500.00 |
| Grounded compensatory (habitability + step-up + storage + movers) | $35,883.00 |
Willfulness basis (unlocks the Ch. 75 treble ceiling — Defendant's own records): notice of a shooting on the property (June 2019, Ex 9) and a storage break-in through an admittedly unlocked door with refusal to install locks (Ex 8); years of "noise" allegations never measured against the CMPD decibel ordinance Defendant itself cited — admitted "no actual proof" (2017) and "we do not monitor decibel levels" (2025) (Ex 10); and a retaliatory eviction filed ~Feb 9, 2026 during settlement talks (§ 42-37.1). Grounded request stays $35,883; treble is a pleaded ceiling for the Court to decide.
Note: $1,781 is the plaintiff’s stated share of Frazier housing cost; it is not arithmetic half of $3,400 ($1,700). Do not label $1,781 as MAA rent.
Portal ledger proof (AppFolio · 110 Frazier Ave): screenshot 2026-07-19 — Rent Income $3,400 + Technology $25 + Pest $10 + Laundry $25 + Monthly pet $25 = Total Balance $3,485.00 due 08/01/2026.
Open on law.rooz.live (public packet path)
Prefer these in open court — no vault password required
Home — entry hall Trial packet (full flow) → Relief requested → Lease figures → Exhibits list → Proposed findings → Trial-day card (clickable HTML) → Packet #hearing section Day-of · Court profile (C) Print-ready PDFs — reprint set (findings · abatement · Exhibits 8-10 · binder) Proposed findings (PDF, 3 pp) Damages — abatement basis & ladder (PDF) Exhibit 8 — storage admissions (PDF) Exhibit 9 — premises safety (PDF) Exhibit 10 — noise without objective proof (PDF) Exhibit binder 1-11, 30 pp (vault — credentials) MAA lease (PDF) Prepare checklist Access map (vault door + packet) Refer counsel (open · no password) Counsel letter drafts (authorized · credentials) Portal $3,485 proof image This binder index (re-print)
Evidence vault (password — not open-court default)
These materials are restricted; a sign-in prompt is expected.
They are not published to the open record. Opening the link without credentials
returns “Unauthorized” — the restriction operating as intended, not a site error.
To open: supply the credentials for
law.rooz.live evidence vault (username counsel), held in 1Password.
Enter them once; the browser carries them to the remaining links below.
Then: open Tab L for the signed Frazier lease (Exhibit L-2).
Suggested paper tab order
- This binder index (printed)
- Trial packet print: relief · amounts · findings
- Damages catalog PDF
- Exhibit stills offered that day (H-1 / H-2 / H-3 as marked)
- Frazier signed lease (L-2) + MAA lease — from vault or local print
- Trial-day card
Not legal advice. Clerk’s docket and filed papers control official deadlines.