TRIAL-DAY CARD · 26CV005596-590 · Not legal advice
TRIAL RESET: at the 2026-07-27 calendar session the court set trial for WEDNESDAY 2026-08-05, 2:00 PM (courtroom per portal). History: continuance motion DENIED 07-24 (Judge Trosch); ruling served on Grimes 07-25.
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MONEY LABELS (speak carefully)
  MAA unit rent (505 W 7th #1215)  $2,035 / month
  Frazier lease “Rent” (instrument) $3,400 / month
  Frazier portal total (rent+fees)  $3,485 / month
  Plaintiff half-share ($3485÷2)    $1,742.50 / month  (NOT MAA rent)
  Step-up damages                   $11,600 = ($3,485 − $2,035) × 8 months
  Storage since move                $405 = $81/mo × 5 mo (move 2/27 → trial 8/5)
  Movers allotment (NC-reasonable)  $2,500
  Grounded compensatory             $35,883 (= $21,378 + $11,600 + $405 + $2,500)

FEE STACK (portal total $3,485)
  Rent $3,400 + Tech $25 + Pest $10 + Laundry $25 + Pet $25

OPEN ON DEVICE (clickable HTML: court-day-card.html)
  REPRINT SET:   https://law.rooz.live/print.html  (findings, abatement, Ex 8-10; binder in vault)
  HTML card:     https://law.rooz.live/court-day-card.html
  Judge binder:  https://law.rooz.live/binder-judge.html
  Packet:        https://law.rooz.live/case-005596.html
  Day-of (C):    https://law.rooz.live/day-of.html?role=c
  Portal proof:  https://law.rooz.live/exhibits/frazier-portal-balance-2026-07-19.png
  Vault (auth):  https://law.rooz.live/vault/

ORDER ON PACKET
  Relief → Lease figures → Exhibits → Findings → Trial card → Vault if needed

OFFER RULE
  Finding only when exhibit is open / marked. Treble only if proven.

DAMAGES - escalating by proof (lead low, let the court climb)
  Abatement $21,378  (Von Pettis diminished value, ~48% x $44,770; conservative $18,711)
  -> GROUNDED, no less than $35,883  (abatement + step-up $11,600 + storage $405 + movers $2,500) = THE ASK
  -> Catalog up to $99,070 (pleaded)  ->  Treble up to $297,210 (only if willfulness proven)
  Say: "grounded, itemized damages of no less than $35,883."

WILLFULNESS BASIS (what unlocks treble - all Defendant's OWN records)
  - Storage: break-in via an admittedly UNLOCKED door; refused secure locks (Ex 8)
  - Safety:  2019 shooting notice; "cannot/do not guarantee safety" (Ex 9)
  - Noise:   years of allegations never measured vs the dB ordinance MAA cited;
             admitted "no actual proof" (2017), "we do not monitor decibels" (2025) (Ex 10)
  - Retaliation: eviction ~Feb 9 2026 during settlement talks (§ 42-37.1)
  - Fees:    undisclosed increases across e-signed renewals
  Treble is a CEILING argued on willfulness - never the opening ask.

AT CLOSE - verify wording at self-help desk (not legal advice):
  1. HAND UP: "Your Honor, to assist the court, Plaintiff has prepared
     proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law with exhibit
     citations. May I hand them up?"
  2. REQUEST FINDINGS: "Plaintiff respectfully requests the court enter
     findings of fact and conclusions of law." (NC R. Civ. P. 52)
  IF ASKED why pro se: sought counsel; local firms conflicted out (MAA
     footprint) - state briefly as fact, return to merits. Not a grievance.
  NEVER cite/hand up a website URL. Exhibits stand on paper only.