Employee housing

[vdo]

CA

We operate a business where we were offered employee housing. Unfortunately, the apartment had sustained a fire and is unsafe to live in. It is nearly destroyed and repairs will take months. What type of notification do I need to send to the employees that the housing offering is terminated? Do they need to sign an acknowledgment?

 

[PayrollHRGuy]

Simple notification should work. And I would have them sign an acknowledgement of the notice just so there is no issue in the future.

 

[Whoops2u]

CA

We operate a business where we were offered employee housing. Unfortunately, the apartment had sustained a fire and is unsafe to live in. It is nearly destroyed and repairs will take months. What type of notification do I need to send to the employees that the housing offering is terminated? Do they need to sign an acknowledgment?

I could not find a specific notification time. If you had a written employee housing agreement, you might find your answer there. Since "employee housing" requires a permit or an exception by the permitting agency, you might call them. With the fires, you may not be the first one to call. You might get an attorney to call as there is a possibility under some portions of the code to require you to repair it. That does not seem reasonable to me in the case of a fire. Yet, we have the statute.

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=17062.&lawCode=HSC
CA Health and Safety 17062.
(a) Any state or local agency which participated in the investigation and enforcement pursuant to this part shall be reimbursed for its investigative and legal costs prior to and subsequent to the judgment.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon motion by the enforcement agency, the operator, or the tenants, the court may issue an order which would result in correction of defects, rather than closure of the employee housing. The order may provide, notwithstanding subdivision (a), that fines and penalties be paid for improvements, or that a lien be levied against the property to pay the costs of an independent receiver to complete repairs, or any other just and reasonable procedures.

(c) (1) (A) If employee housing is maintained in a manner that violates any provision of this part, including any rule, standard, or regulation promulgated pursuant to this part, and the violation is so extensive and of such a nature that the health and safety of residents or the public is substantially endangered, and if the owner or operator does not, within a reasonable time after issuance of the notice or order by the enforcement agency, correct the condition that is the cause of the violation, the enforcement agency, tenant, or tenant association or organization may, in addition to any other remedies provided by law, seek the appointment of a receiver pursuant to this subdivision.
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.(Read the whole statute. It doesn't get less scary.)

 

[xylene]

Why do you believe your obligation ends with sending a a notice?

 

[vdo]

what other obligations might it entail?

btw, the business might be shutdown. what implications are there with that sceario?

thanks

 

[LdiJ]

what other obligations might it entail?

btw, the business might be shutdown. what implications are there with that sceario?

thanks

If the business is shut down that presents one scenario.

If the business is not shut down, and still needs the employees, that is different. If the housing was part of the compensation, again that is different.

The OP has not given enough information to get decent answers.

 

[vdo]

the employees were paying housing fee.

dont think the same employees will want to work for the business as they will have found new jobs.

anyhow, what happens under 1) business keeps running 2) business closes? thanks