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23.1 State-Owned Housing Rental and Utility Rates
- Rent
Effective July 1, 1989, and annually thereafter for the duration of this contract, current rental rates for all types of State-owned employee housing, including trailers and/or trailer pads, may with 60-day notice be increased by the State as follows:- (1) Where employees are currently occupying State-owned housing, the State may raise such rates paid by employees up to 25 percent each year, not to exceed Fair Market value.
- (2) During the term of this contract, where no rent is being charged, the State may raise rents up to $75 per month or when an employee vacates State-owned housing, including trailers and/or trailer pads, the State may raise rents for such housing up to the Fair Market value.
- (3) Employee rental of State housing shall not ordinarily be a condition of employment. In any instance after July 1, 1989 and annually thereafter, when the rental of State housing is made a condition of employment, the State may charge the employee 10 percent less than the regular rate of rent.
- (4) Employees renting State-owned housing occupy them at the discretion of the State employer. If the State decides to vacate a State-owned housing unit currently occupied by a State employee, it shall give the employee a minimum of 30 days’ advance notice.
- Utilities
Effective July 1, 1989 and annually thereafter, current utility charges for all types of State-owned employee housing, including trailers and/or trailer pads, may be increased by the State as follows:- (1) Where employees are currently paying utility rates to the State, the State may raise such rates up to 8 percent each year.
- (2) Where no utilities are being charged, the State may impose such charges consistent with its costs.
- (3) Where utilities are individually metered to State-owned housing units, the employee shall assume all responsibility for payment of such utility rates, and any increases imposed by the utility company.