Last week, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) admitted to having rented a room from prominent pollster Frank Luntz, who owns a condo in Washington D.C., for at least two months. It turns out that the bylaws of the condo building specifically prohibit condo owners from renting anything less than the entire space — and for not less than six months.
“Frank [Luntz] has been a friend of mine for more than 30 years. … I’ve rented a room from Frank for a couple of months, but don’t worry, I’m back to — going back to where I normally am, on my couch in my office. But, yes, we pay fair market rate,” McCarthy said in an interview on “Fox & Friends,” May 4 after being confronted about reports of his “living arrangements” with Luntz.
The Washington Post revealed that the rental of the “room” for McCarthy violated the condo’s bylaws, which reads: “No portion of any Unit (other than the entire Unit) shall be leased for any period,” the bylaws say. “No Unit within the Buildings shall be rented for transient or hotel purposes … No lease shall be for a term of less than six months.”
The bylaws also specify that “all leases shall be in writing” and say that all leases must be promptly forwarded to the building’s board of directors.
McCarthy did not respond to a request for comment.
Read more at The Washington Post.
