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Subletting should be more supervised. The Swiss people would support this reform by 51%, according to a projection by gfs.bern. Facilitated terminations of the lease for own needs would, on the other hand, be refused at 51%.
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November 24, 2024 – 12.53pm
(Keystone-ATS) The partial results are still within the margin of error of +/- 3%. In several German-speaking cantons, such as St. Gallen, Graubünden and Aargau, the “yes” to more regulated subletting is clearly in the lead. Ticino should also accept the reform by more than 54%.
In French-speaking Switzerland, Valais is also moving towards acceptance. Geneva, on the other hand, should say “no” by more than 64%, while Vaud and Basel-City are also in the refusal camp. In Fribourg, the no narrowly wins for the moment.
The Swiss people could, on the other hand, refuse the other reform, which concerns facilitated terminations for the owners’ own needs. According to partial results, the reform would be refused in all the French-speaking cantons, particularly by 67% of the population in Geneva. Only Valais is an exception.
Across Sarine, Zurich (56% no), Lucerne, and Basel-City are also in the no camp. Many other cantons, however, clearly lean in favor of yes, such as in Schwyz and St. Gallen (59% refusal), or in Aargau (52%).
Two reforms
Last year, Parliament approved two projects from owners’ circles. The first concerns subletting, the second lease terminations for the owners’ own needs. The Swiss association for the defense of tenants (Asloca) successfully launched a referendum against the two revisions.
In a context of housing shortage, tenancy law must be relaxed, according to the right and owners’ circles. The left and Asloca denounce a “hardening” unfavorable to tenants.
The first project has the stated aim of preventing abusive subletting. Tenants must in the future send a written request to the lessor if they wish to sublet their accommodation. And the lessor must also respond in writing. The latter may also refuse the sublet if it lasts more than two years or presents major inconveniences for him.
The second project aims to simplify lease terminations for owners’ own needs. According to the law in force, the latter can quickly use their rented accommodation or commercial premises themselves, by claiming an urgent need for themselves, or their close relatives.
In reality, it is often difficult for them to prove the urgency of this need. Which can lead to long legal procedures, pointed out the right. The revision clarifies what an urgent need means: an important and current objectively established need.
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