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[grc]

Question about what happens when you sell or buy a house that has had a maid and/or gardener. We've had our lovely lady for about 6 years. If the new owners ask her to stay on, do we owe her extra compensation? I'm not talking about being a nice person and treating her to something extra, I'm talking legally.

If the owners don't want to keep her on, what's the compensation?

If as a new owner of a house, do I tell the previous owners that I want them to terminate employment and pay the compensation package, even though I might want to keep the maid/gardenr on?

Looking for any advise.

C and G

[PV Pat]

You will need to sever any employees that you have had, i.e., housekeeper, gardner, etc. We went to a lawyer who figured out what we would owe and had her draft the paperwork. I believe we had to have proof of severing our employee at our closing, even tho we took her to our new home. My advise is to go see a lawyer (we used Acuzana Bateman (sp?) and never had a problem.

[bmh]

If you are the buyer you make sure the help working at the house you are purchasing was given compensation and signed a release and if you are the seller your terminate your employees give them their compensation and have them sign a release. You should go via a lawyer and you will not have any problems. It is up to the new owners to hire their help.
If you want your help to follow you to a new location you rehire them for the new place. Keep it simple.

[Little Feather]

When we purchased our house, the seller had to terminate the gardener, paying him his severance. We hired him back, but he WAS paid severance and signed papers by the seller. The real estate broker and notario took care of the paperwork on terminating the gardener.

[doberwoman]

Give them severance pay, because, even if they stay, there will be new patron...is like being hired for a different company

[Mainecoons]

Yes, you owe them full severance for the time served at that house and you will have to provide proof that has been paid at settlement. This resets the clock with them and you as far as those benefits are concerned. They will begin to accrue severance again like they just started to work for you.