{"id":1547112,"date":"2025-07-15T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1547112"},"modified":"2025-07-15T14:25:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T18:25:00","slug":"congressman-faces-eviction-over-85k-back-rent-for-luxury-dc-penthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/congressman-faces-eviction-over-85k-back-rent-for-luxury-dc-penthouse\/1547112\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressman Faces Eviction Over $85k Back-Rent For Luxury DC Penthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congressman Faces Eviction Over $85k Back-Rent For Luxury DC Penthouse<\/span><\/p>\n

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Florida Republican Congressman Cory Mills is being sued over his alleged failure to pay $85,009 in rent for his Washington DC luxury penthouse apartment<\/strong>. Lashing out at a journalist after the news broke, Mills blamed the problem on the apartment’s payment system — but he’s allegedly been late on 18 out of 24 payments since he moved in two years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the legal complaint filed in DC Superior Court last week and\u00a0first reported<\/a>\u00a0on X by the Daily Beast’s<\/em> Roger Sollenberger, Mills didn’t pay $85,009 in rent covering the period between March and July, a sum that does not include late fees. His monthly rent<\/strong> for the posh quarters overlooking the Potomac River<\/strong>\u00a0is $20,833<\/strong>, well above his base salary of $14,500 a month. However, Quiver Quantitative estimates his net worth is\u00a0$24 million<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The view from a penthouse at the luxury apartment complex where FL Rep. Cory Mills signed on for $20,833 in monthly rent<\/strong> (via 1331 Maryland<\/a>)<\/a><\/p>\n

According to the apartment’s website<\/a>, the property offers \u201cthe services and amenities of a world-class hotel,\u201d with Mills’ penthouse boasting\u00a0“access through private elevators for discrete comings and goings …\u00a0<\/strong>captivating views in every residence serve as scenic backdrops for everyday living.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Responding to Sollenberger’s reporting, Mills posted<\/a> screenshots of two emails he’d sent to the apartment managers — on June 17 and July 3 — asking for payment links. “Facts are a finicky thing but wouldn\u2019t expect you to be anything other than a biased hack!”<\/strong> wrote Mills.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, a ledger of Mills’ payments that was attached to the legal complaint shows him repeatedly racking up late-payment charges of more than $850 each<\/strong> during the time he’s lived in the building.\u00a0In January, the apartment complex owner gave formal notice to Mills that he owed $18,229, along with a “notice of intent to file a lawsuit.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Mills was investigated over an assault accusation leveled by the female co-founder of Iranians for Trump<\/strong> (Photo via\u00a0Florida Politics<\/em><\/a>)<\/a><\/p>\n

This isn’t the first unflattering allegation against the 44-year-old congressman that relate to his Maryland Avenue address. In February, news broke that DC police were investigating him after an assault complaint was made by 27-year-old Sarah Raviani,<\/strong> who co-founded Iranians for Trump.<\/p>\n

Though police requested a search warrant, prosecutors denied their request<\/a> and declined to press charges. Raviani retracted the allegations she’d made to a 911 operator and first responders. She later told the Washington Post<\/em><\/a> “no physical altercation took place.” An initial Florida Politics<\/em><\/a>\u00a0report on Raviani’s police complaint said “force was used to move Raviani to another location.” Controversy arose over police officers’ decision not to take Mills into custody<\/strong> when they responded to the 911 call, in light of her allegations and her purportedly<\/a> observable injuries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Police were called to Mills’ penthouse in February after Sarah Raviani said she’d been assaulted; she later retracted her allegations <\/strong>(Raviani via X)<\/a><\/p>\n

In March, a House Ethics Committee probe was launched after the Office of Congressional Conduct reported<\/a> several potential violations by Mills, including:<\/p>\n

“Mills may have omitted or misrepresented required information<\/strong> in his financial disclosure statements”<\/em>
\n\t“Mills’s campaign committee may have accepted excessive contributions in the form of personal loans<\/strong> and contributions that may not have derived from Rep. Mills\u2019s personal funds”<\/em>
\n\t“Mills’\u00a0may have entered into, enjoyed, or held contracts with federal agencies<\/strong>” in violation of “House rules, standards of conduct, and federal law.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Mills co-founded munitions manufacturer and security contractor Pacem Solutions. An Army veteran who has made his military service a major thrust of his campaigns, Mills was awarded a Bronze Star<\/strong> for having given “life-saving care” to two soldiers at “great risk to his own life” while “under intense enemy fire” in Iraq. However, doubts have been raised about the claims in the citation<\/strong>. One of the supposedly-saved soldiers said he didn’t have life-threatening injuries, and “I don’t recall [Mills] being there<\/a> either,” while the other one called the incident a “fabrication.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mills represents Florida’s 7th<\/a> congressional district stretches between Orlando and Daytona Beach. The second-termer has already indicated he’s likely to run for Senate next year.<\/strong> According to Florida Politics<\/em><\/a>, Mills told reporters in January, “You can probably guarantee my hat is going to be thrown in the ring for 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, his rivals have a growing stack of ammo…\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nTue, 07\/15\/2025 – 10:25<\/span><\/p>\n

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