Lawyer in Palm Beach Town John C. Randolph said in a memorandum to Council members that former President Trump
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First the memo obtained by the Washington Post, said an agreement Trump signed in 1993 to turn Mar-a-Lago from a private home into a private club does not prohibit Trump from living there because it “did not include a direct ban on former President Trump who lived in the club, the language in the agreement that only relates to the use of the guest rooms by the members. ”
The agreement Trump signed in 1993 said that guests were not allowed to stay in the club for more than 21 days a year. Randolph and Trump’s attorney John B. Marion argued that Trump is an employee of the club, so the deal does not affect him.
“If he is a bona fide employee of the Club and there is no specific restriction forbidding former President Trump from staying in the Club, it appears that the zoning code allows him to stay in the Club,” said Randolph wrote.
“President Trump is the president of Mar-a-Lago Club LLC (the legal owner of MAL), and oversees the property as a corporate officer,” Marion said. “He is therefore a bona fide employee within the express terms of the city’s zoning code.”
Trump’s lawyer did say in 1993 that Trump would not live with the club, but that was not in the agreement.
The problem surfaced after Trump’s loss in the election when he left the White House and was expected to live in Mar-a-Largo. West Palm Beach attorney Reginald Stambaugh, who represented the club’s surrounding neighbors, sent one letter to the council that protested Trump’s decision, saying he was not allowed under the 1993 agreement.
The letter states that he is in violation of the agreement, neighbors are concerned about safety and the move devalues the neighbors’ properties for violating the agreement.
“Palm Beach has many beautiful states for sale and he can certainly find one that meets his needs,” the attorney wrote.
Trump had already changed his residency from New York to Florida during his presidency. City council will hear Randolph’s case on Feb. 9.