For months, Jeffrey Levin has portrayed himself as a small landlord struggling against harsh pro-tenant laws and a deadbeat tenant. And despite the public reaction, no physical violence occurred during the viral 2023 confrontation between Levin and Watley, according to an administrative judge. Levin says that Watley failed to pay rent shortly after the settlement, according to court records. Housing records indicate that Levin’s company provided Watley with notice of the sale less than three weeks before she would have had to move out. ***As Levin’s side of the story was airing in December, calling Watley a “squatter” who refused to pay rent, Watley was in court.