George Santos's sister settles eviction case

Rep. George Santos's sister finally settled a longstanding suit on Friday with the landlord of an Elmhurst apartment in Queens over unpaid rent.

New York City housing court records revealed that Tiffany Lee Devolder Santos owed $39,050 in back rent to the landlord, 90-02 QB Holdings, despite receiving more than $30,000 in July from the federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP).

The 11th-hour agreement was announced by Judge John Lansden and acknowledged that Devolder Santos had vacated the premises on January 18.

Based on the stipulation of settlement, she will pay $19,525 by giving the landlord $1000 every month starting March 31 until arrears are paid in full; the landlord, in turn, waived the remaining balance of $19,525.00

From March 2020 through December 2022, Tiffany donated $5000 to her brother's campaign and $25,000 to other GOP candidates, according to Federal Election Commission records, as first reported by the Daily Beast.

Rep. George Santos (R-NY) during the State of the Union address. His sister just settled with landlord in Queen County Housing Court after owning nearly $40K in back rent 

Tiffany Lee Devolder Santos, the sister of Rep. George Santos, settled with her landlord over nearly $40K of back rent although she donated nearly $30K to GOP campaigns.

Exterior of 90-02 Queens Blvd in Elmhurst, Queens, NY where Tiffany Lee Devolder Santos lived 

The first term congressman representing parts of Queens and Long Island, had listed 90-02 Queens Blvd, #520 in Elmhurst, New York on federal campaign finance loans, despite being registered to vote at another address in Whitestone (approximately eight miles away).

Santos, 34, is facing a flurry of investigations after it was revealed that he embellished, exaggerated or just lied about many aspects of his personal and professional background, including how he obtained money to finance his campaign when he was nearly evicted several times for failing to pay rent.

The questions surrounding Santos go beyond his misrepresentations -- both nuanced and blatant -- to voters include whether his congressional campaign followed the law in its reporting to the Federal Election Commission. 

There remains significant concern in Congress and law enforcement agencies about the pervasive and sizable irregularities in his campaign committee's financial reports and the source of Santos' wealth.

If Santos' campaign is found to have knowingly and willfully made any 'materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation' on its paperwork, it could potentially face criminal charges, the FEC said in a letter to the campaign in January.

In addition to congressional drama, he's also being investigated by the FBI on allegations that the factually challenged member of Congress once used a fake animal charity, Friends of Pets United to raise $3K for a disabled veteran's cancer-riddled dog and kept the money for himself.

In a tweet responding to some of the fundraising allegation, Santos said 'my work in animal advocacy was the labor of love & hard work.' 

During a five-minute interview with FOX 5 on Thursday, Santos remained baffled about the recent attention to his finances. 

'I continue to not understand why there is this enormous inquisition and inquiry into my business practices and the legitimacy of it. I've operated honestly,' Santos said.