Hillary and Bill Clinton are renting a $200,000-a-month house in the Hamptons after shunning their regular rental home following a financial dispute.
The power couple have taken a six-bedroom, 7 1/2 -bathroom mansion at 709 Daniels Lane in Sagaponack, and are expected to arrive this weekend.
The Clintons usually rent 211 Lily Pond Lane in East Hampton from real-estate mogul Elie Hirschfeld, but we’re told they had a dispute at the end of last summer over the deposit — so they are instead staying at the home of Republican donor Michael Saperstein.
A source told us, “There was an issue with the security deposit last summer. The Clintons were dissatisfied with how much money they got back.” The source speculated that the couple may have balked over “astronomical” landscaping and utility costs.
Hirschfeld confirmed to Page Six, “I rented my home in East Hampton to the Clintons two years in a row. There was a discussion at the end of last summer relating to the security deposit amount, but I believe we came to an amicable agreement.”
The Clintons’ new place is set on 3.5 acres and includes a heated pool, direct beach access, a gym and, according to an online sales pitch, an on-call masseuse.
According to Mailonline, owner Saperstein, 72, is a former senior managing director at Bear, Stearns & Co., and a listed Republican donor who gave $15,000 to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign last year
But a big issue for the Clintons is that they could be spied on from a house next door, which is up for sale.
The nearby seven-bedroom home has been put on the market for $21 million by former Goldman Sachs partner Jonathan Sobel. Our source said, “There is a concern that people will view the house, which has a turret, in order to snoop on the Clintons.”
A Clinton rep didn’t get back to us last night.