§ Ethics Rule 2.61Hosting Fund-Raising Events in Non-Residential Buildings

An individual who holds a fund-raising event for a political
party committee, political action committee or candidate committee in
an office or other nonresidential building may expend personal funds
for costs related to the fund-raising event, provided the office or
other building is owned or exclusively leased or rented by the
individual. This expenditure shall be considered an in-kind
contribution to the political party committee, political action
committee or candidate committee to the extent that costs exceed One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). The exclusion of One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) shall apply no more than once per year for a political
party committee or a political action committee and no more than once
per campaign for a candidate committee. If the office or other
nonresidential building is owned by any person other than the
individual, use of the space and any other costs associated with the
fund-raising event shall be considered an in-kind contribution unless
the political party committee, political action committee or
candidate committee pays the costs associated with the fund-raising
event, including fair market value for use of the space. This
section shall not be construed to permit a corporation to make an inkind contribution to a political party committee, political action
committee or candidate committee.