A clerical error, or gross negligence?
That’s the dilemma now facing Florida GOP Congressman Cory Mills after allegations have surfaced that he is hundreds of thousands of dollars behind on rent at his luxury Washington D.C.-area condo.
Mills claims a faulty payment portal has prevented him from paying $85,000 in rent for his penthouse apartment, this after a report from The New York Post claims the Republican now faces possible eviction.
Mills’ luxury living space overlooking the Potomac River costs a whopping $20,833 per month, according to the report.
The penthouse level of his building offers residents “access through private elevators for discrete comings and goings,” “captivating views in every residence,” “bold Italian cabinetry,” “Calacatta quartz countertops” and the services and amenities “of a world-class hotel,” according to the website of his building listed in the report.
Mills’ landlord claims he hasn’t paid his rent since March, documents filed last week in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia show.
The news of Mills’ possible eviction was first reported by Daily Beast reporter Roger Sollenberger, prompting Mills to fire off a scathing retort to the report on X yesterday.
Roger,
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… https://t.co/cz69pTclpC pic.twitter.com/eUFgADvlJN
— Cory Mills (@CoryMillsFL) July 14, 2025
“I know facts are unusual and unfamiliar thing for you,” Mills wrote on X Monday.
“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.”
Mills’ tweet included screenshots of two emails he sent to his landlord on June 17 and July 3, reporting that the link he has “does not work.”
Mills also argued that the error code he’s receiving, which he also included a screenshot of, is indicative of a problem on the landlord’s end.
According to the New York Post report, the landlord’s ledger shows Mills has been late on his rent more than a dozen times since June of 2023, when he first moved into the building.
A spokesperson for Mills did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment at the time of publication
Mills’ office told the Washington Examiner in an official statement that Mills “has been in contact with his landlord from the beginning, attempting to resolve their payment link issue so he can pay his bill.”
An initial hearing date in the eviction case has been set for September.
The building Mills resides in was once home to former President Joe Biden’s granddaughter, Naomi, according to the report.