Step

Does your house or apartment have six or more rooms (without kitchen)

Yes

No

I don't know

Does your rental contract provide for a minimum duration of three years or more?

Answer yes here only if you have agreed with your landlord that the rental agreement cannot be terminated before the end of a period of three years or more.

Yes

No

I don't know

Is your house or apartment subsidized by the government?

Answer yes here only, in case the rental object is subsidized by the government and the rent is controlled by a public authority.

Yes

No

I don't know

What was your monthly net rent (i.e. rent without utilities) at the beginning of the rental period?

How much net rent are you currently paying?

Your net rent is currently lower than it was at the beginning of the rental period. Has the rent reduction been reviewed or determined by a court?

Yes

No

I don't know

On which date was the court decision issued?

Your net rent is currently higher than it was at the beginning of the rental period. The increase should have been communicated to you with a form approved by the canton. On what date was the form signed by your landlord?

In case the rent increase was not communicated to you with a form approved by the canton, the increase might be invalid and we recommend you to seek legal advice.

On which date was your rental agreement signed?

The date of the signature is decisive. The date of the start of the rental period is not relevant here.

Does your rental agreement contain a rent reservation or reserve?

A rent reservation or reserve ("Reserve" or "Vorbehalt" in German) is not the same as a rent deposit. With a rent reserve, the landlord states that he could actually rent out the rental property at a higher price. He can therefore deduct it from any rent reduction claim. If you do not know whether your contract provides for a rent reserve, we assume that there is no such reserve.

Yes

No

I don't know

What is the amount of the rent reserve in CHF?

A rent reservation is only valid if it is clearly specified in the rental agreement (e.g. CHF 50 or 2% of the annual net rent).

Your Details

Your E-mail

Your Name

Address of the house or apartment you would like to claim a rent reduction for

This has to be an address in Switzerland as we are only able to process rent redcution claims for Swiss addresses

Is this also your address?

Is the address of the rental object for which you want to request a rent reduction also your home address?



Your address

Landlord details

Enter here the details of your landlord.

E-mail of landlord

Name or firm of landlord

Address of landlord

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