How long does an employee have to vacate company housing after termination of employment in Texas?
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How long does an employee have to vacate company housing after termination of employment in Texas?
Employee is working for an apartment complex and receives a free apartment as part of his pay. Employee has been terminated and has no agreement stating that he has any right to the apartment past the point of termination. He is refusing to vacate the unit for 7 days.
Asked on February 2, 2017 under Real Estate Law, Texas
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
If the worker's occupancy was contingent on their continued employment, once their employment ended so did their rights to tenancy. In other words, if they received housing as part of the job, then their rights to occupy the premises ended when their job did. Accordingly, they must vacate within the time provided by their employer, unless there is some agreement guaranteeing them notice. The fact is that employee housing is a benefit which can be stopped at any time for any reason at a company's discretion; it does not need to go through standard landlord-tenant eviction procedures since this is a company benefit and the worker is not a tenant under the law. The employer can call a sheriff/marshal and have the employee's (and their belongings) immediately removed.
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