« L’avis de fixation du loyer est obligatoire », Le Journal de l’Immobilier, 21.05.2025
In a recent landmark decision dated 19 March 2025 (ATF 4A_239/2024), the Swiss Supreme Court reiterated the mandatory nature of the rule requiring landlords to formally notify tenants of the rent-setting notice when concluding a new lease agreement.
In the same decision, the Swiss Supreme Court also highlighted the severe consequences that may result from a breach of this rule, namely: the invalidity of the rent stipulated in the lease, the determination of a new rent, and the reimbursement to the tenant of any rent overpaid.
Discover Patrick Blaser’s detailed analysis on the subject in the latest edition of Le Journal de l’Immobilier, published today: read the article.
