If I live in an employer provided apartment with my family, can my boss force another employee to move in with us?
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If I live in an employer provided apartment with my family, can my boss force another employee to move in with us?
I have worked for this company for over 7 years and lived in this apartment for the entire time. I live with my wife and 2 teenagers, a boy and a girl. The employee my boss wants to have move in with us is my brother.
Asked on April 18, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Massachusetts
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
The employer may not do this during the term of a written lease, or during the term of a written employment agreement; those are contracts, and during their terms, they may not be changed unilaterally, or by one party without the consent of another.
However, when your current lease and/or employment agreement expires, or if you only have an oral lease (and no employment contract), on 30 days notice, the employer could require you to let your brother move in with you. That is because there is no law against this; therefore, it is up to what the parties (you and your employer) agree to. Once current written agreements are up, or on proper notice for an oral lease, the employer can propose new terms; you would then have to either accept those terms (your brother moves in) or else look for different employment and/or a different residence.
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