Why Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Neighbors Don't Want Him To Move Back

Donald Trump's neighbors in Florida don't want him to move back after he leave the White House next month, claiming a nearly 30-year agreement bars anyone from living permanently at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

The homeowners sent a letter to officials of Palm Beach and the Secret Service to point out that the president is in violation of a 1993 deal he struck with the town when he turned converted the property into a social club. The agreement prohibits any club member from spending more than seven consecutive days at the resort and no more than three weeks a year.

The Trumps -- the president, first lady Melania Trump and their 14-year-old son, Barron -- have talked about settling in at Mar-a-Lago after his term ends Jan. 20. Over the past four years, the family has spent many weekends at the resort; Trump changed his residency from New York, where he has posh digs on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, to Florida.

“To avoid an embarrassing situation for everyone and to give the president time to make other living arrangements in the area, we trust you will work with his team to remind them of the use agreement parameters,” according to the letter, cited by The New York Times. “Palm Beach has many lovely estates for sale, and surely he can find one which meets his needs.”

Construction, however, is already under way on the family's quarters. The first lady has plans to survey the renovations, CNN reported Wednesday

Neighbors didn't call out Trump before because of his office, according to Palm Beach homeowner Glenn Zeitz.

“As president, I think they gave him certain considerations that they felt were the appropriate thing because of his status,” Zeitz told the Times.

“There’s absolutely no legal theory under which he can use that property as both a residence and a club,” Zeitz told the Washington Post. “Basically, he’s playing a dead hand. He’s not going to intimidate or bluff people, because we’re going to be there.”

A spokesperson representing Trump’s businesses told the Post there was no agreement in place that would prohibit the president from using the resort as a residence.