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I think my rent is abusive.

The rent is abusive when it enables the landlord to obtain an excessive return on the leased property or when it results from a manifestly exaggerated purchase price (art. 269 CO). The permissible net return (art. 269a let. b CO) follows the formula: reference mortgage rate (OFL, currently…

Applicable law articles

Critical Deadlines

  1. Collection of Evidence of Abuseimmediate
  2. Request for official formin the 30 days of the conclusion (CO 270 / CO 269d)
  3. Submission to conciliation authority30 days upon receipt of form or moving in (CO 270 / CPC 197)
  4. Conciliation hearingunder 60 days
  5. Action before the Lease Tribunal30 days after failed conciliation (CO 270 / CPC 209)

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