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My property management company refuses to return my deposit
The security deposit (commonly referred to as deposit) is limited to 3 months of maximum rent for residential properties (art. 257e al. 1 CO). It must imperatively be deposited in a blocked savings account in the tenant's name at a bank (art. 257e al. 2 CO). The landlord who does not comply with this…
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Applicable law articles
Critical Deadlines
- Inventory of departure and final settlement — the day of the return of the keys (CO 267 / CO 267a)
- Registered letter requesting release — under 30 days after exit (CO 257e)
- Landlord's Limitation Period for Action — 1 year after end of lease agreement (I'm ready to translate. However, I notice that the text to translate is represented only as "CO 257e al. 3" — a protected token. Since protected tokens must be preserved exactly as they appear, the translation is: CO 257e al. 3 If you have actual text content to translate (outside of the protected token), please provide it and I will translate it according to your glossary preferences.)
- Seizing the conciliation authority — immediate after refusal (CPC 197 / CO 274)
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