After misconduct allegations, López Chávez accused of living outside her City Council district

Driving the news: In an email to the city attorney this week, District 4 resident Nicholas Rupp questioned whether López Chávez is living at the house she owns in District 5.

The fine print: The deed of trust, filed with the county after she bought the home in September, included a requirement that she make the house her "principal residence" within 60 days of signing.

• State law and city ordinance require municipal officeholders to live in the district they represent.

López Chávez did not immediately reply to Axios' query Thursday.

What they're saying: Rumors about López Chávez's residency "have swirled within what I call 'city nerd' circles since last fall," Rupp said in a prepared statement to Axios.

• Rupp said he was motivated to seek the investigation after last week's allegations against López Chávez posed "a disruption to the business the council is elected to do."

Catch up quick: In reports by the Salt Lake Tribune and KSL, López Chávez was accused by four Democrats, including a fellow City Council member, of unwanted sexual advances and physical abuse, which her attorney has denied.

Context: López Chávez was running for the U.S. House in Utah's newly created, Democratic-leaning District 1 until Saturday, when she failed to advance beyond the party's convention.