Re: Live-in house help

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Florida Statutes 83.46 (3) deals with a tenancy as a result of employment.

(3) If the dwelling unit is furnished without rent as an incident of

employment and there is no agreement as to the duration of the tenancy, the

duration is determined by the periods for which wages are payable. If wages

are payable weekly or more frequently, then the tenancy is from week to week; and if wages are payable monthly or no wages are payable, then the tenancy is from month to month. In the event that the employee ceases employment, the employer shall be entitled to rent for the period from the day after the employee ceases employment until the day that the dwelling unit is vacated at a rate equivalent to the rate charged for similarly situated residences in the area. This subsection shall not apply to an

employee or a resident manager of an apartment house or an apartment

complex when there is a written agreement to the contrary.

The housekeeper is obligated for rent. If she will not pay, give her a three day notice to pay or vacate and then file an action for eviction.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.