BGE 151 III 201 (Art. 269a let. c CO)
Initial rent under Swiss gross yield method: reference mortgage rate is a notoriety and 2% return on investment surcharge applies when rate is 2% or less.
Main ground for the partial admission of the appeal: it governs the gross yield method used to fix the permissible initial rent, and the court adjusted the percentage added to the reference mortgage rate to 3.5%.
MA170003.L · zh (Art. 269a lit. a OR)
Rent Increase Presumption and Burden Shift in Lease Transfer
Cited in the dispositive of the first instance decision (IV. Erwägungen, 2.1. Grundlagen) as the standard for assessing rentabus by referencing local and neighborhood customary rents, which was the basis for the dispute.
BGE 136 III 74 (Art. 269a let. a CO)
Residential lease termination to re-let at higher rent: definition of "quartier" for determining usual local rents under Art. 269a lit. a CO and comparability criteria for rental objects under Art. 11(1) VMWG (construction period, apartment size).
Basis for the substantive analysis of the 'quartier' concept and the determination of usual local rents, leading to the partial annulment of the contested ruling.
BGE 122 III 257 (Art. 269a lit. a OR)
Rent reduction defense: net yield must be based on individual investment costs, not objective property value, but market-customary rent remains an alternative defense.
Basis for the alternative defense of market-based rent (local and neighborhood customary rent), which was upheld as admissible.
C/24058/2021 · ge (art. 269a let. a CO)
Tenants Challenge Rent Based on Renovation Law vs. Market Rate Justification
The court implicitly uses this article as the basis for validating the rent set by the appellant, by noting that the rent was set based on market rates (which are presumed non-abusive under this article), as the LDTR restrictions were found not to apply.