Hiring, Renting, and Lease: Ruling on Renting Property While Illegally Occupying Employer-Provided Housing

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Hiring, Renting, and Lease: Ruling on Renting Property While Illegally Occupying Employer-Provided Housing

English:

Question #1634:

An employee owns property in the town where he works. He rented it to a person and moved to an accommodation provided by the company he works for, contrary to the rules and regulations which clearly make such a practice illegal. What would the tenant’s position be when he comes to know about the employee’s contravening the law?

Answer #1634:

It is not permissible for anyone to move into properties provided by the company when they are not entitled to do so by virtue of the rules and regulations in force. However, there is no harm in renting out the property owned by the employee to the others. Nor is there any harm in the others renting such property and consequently having the right to use the property.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Hiring, Renting, and Lease