Florida Rep. Cory Mills claimed a processing error was to blame for nearly $100,000 in unpaid rent, which led to an eviction lawsuit from his $20,833-a-month D.C. penthouse apartment.
Last week, The Daily Beast reporter Roger Sollenberger revealed in an X post that Mills, a MAGA Republican, was served with an eviction notice after failing to pay rent between March and July. Earlier, in January, Mills had also received a "notice to pay rent" and a "notice of intent to file a lawsuit." That document stated he owed more than $18,000 and was required to pay the amount by Feb. 26 or vacate the apartment.
The property management company, Bozzuto, included a payment ledger showing that Mills had repeatedly paid his rent late, accumulating nearly $15,000 in late fees, since moving in 18 months ago.
Mills responded to the report by directly addressing Sollenberger in a post on X, writing, "I know facts are unusual and unfamiliar thing for you, but here's just the past two months where you can see I'm repeatedly asking for payment links and again as I tried with management today, it failed to process."
"'Error code 108 typically indicates an issue with the Windows Installer Service, often meaning another installation is already running. It can also be related to bank connectivity problems in financial software,'" Mills added before dismissing the journalist as "a biased hack."
Roger,
— Cory Mills (@CoryMillsFL) July 14, 2025
I know facts are unusual and unfamiliar thing for you, but here’s just the past two months where you can see I’m repeatedly asking for payment links and again as I tried with management today, it failed to process.
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Mills, an Army veteran serving his first term in Congress, has an estimated net worth of $24 million, according to Quiver Quantitative, a platform that tracks lawmakers' financial disclosures.
Around the time Mills received a "notice to pay rent" in January, he was also accused of assaulting his girlfriend at his penthouse. D.C. police responded to an assault report at a residence in the Wharf neighborhood, where a woman was identified as the victim. No weapon was involved and no arrests were made. The case, however, remains an active investigation.
In a statement, Mills' office said law enforcement was called to resolve a private matter and that the congressman "vehemently denies any wrongdoing" and expects the investigation to clear him, AP News reported at the time.
Originally published on Latin Times
