If an employee is provided housing and is terminated, how long do they have to vacate?
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If an employee is provided housing and is terminated, how long do they have to vacate?
This business is a motel and an apartment is provided to them. if they
are terminated how long do they have to vacate the apartment.
Asked on October 11, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Typically, a tenant must be given notice and a statutory timeframe in which to vacate. However landlord-tenant law has an exception for employer-provided housing. If a worker's occupancy is contingent on their employment, once employment ends, an employee's rights to tenancy are lost. In other words, if you received housing as part of your job, then your tenancy ends when your job does. This means that you have to vacate within the time period provided, absent an employment agreement to the contrary. The fact is that employee housing is a discretionary benefit which can be stopped at any time for any reason.
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