If I accepted a position at a ranch that also has rental cottages and the job included housing but the job has not worked out, can I be evicted without formal notice?
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If I accepted a position at a ranch that also has rental cottages and the job included housing but the job has not worked out, can I be evicted without formal notice?
On Monday I was told the ranch was closing early and that I would have to be out of the mobile home within 7 days. This was all done by text. There was no prior warning, no complaints about my work, nothing. Can they do this without a proper eviction? Can they turn off the lights off?
Asked on November 13, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, Wyoming
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Since your right to occupancy was contingent on your employment, you lost this right once your employment ended. In other words, since you received housing as part of your job, then your tenancy ended when your job did. Accordingly, you will have to vacate within the time specified by your former employer, unless there is some employment agreement guaranteeing you notice. The fact is that employee housing is a benefit so it can be stopped at any time for any reason at your employer's discretion. The company need not go through formal landlord-tenant eviction procedures; your housing is a company benefit therefore you are not a tenant under the law. You and your belongings can be immediately removed.
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