I know this thread has been wrriten before and apologies that i did it again.
lets say I rent a place and I lose my job and must go back to my Country. Can I just give 2-3 monts notice period and pay the rent for this 2 - 3 monts and leave without waiting 1 (or 2) year to pass and than cancel the contract?
I know the best solution is to find replaciment but this is a very small villige it is hard to find people interested in this appartment that i am planning to rent.
let me be an asshole here and ask, what if i kiss my deposit goodbye, pack my bags and live. in how much big of a truble can i get myself into. (Again i know this is not good thing to do, but I am thinking in worse case scenario, i am not planing to do such things)
again I am not preparing to do such a thing. I am planning to work here pay my rent and do what is right. It is easy to say that this is a shit thing to do. I know that. I am just preparing for the worse case scenario. Are there any excaption. will i come to an understanding with the owner.......
Just read your contract. These clauses are quite clear. For example, in my contract it says: i) minimum 1 year, ii) after 1 year 3 months notice at the end of every month except December.
It all depends on your line of work. In my line of work, a story like this would mean end of professional career regardless of breaking contracts, lawyers or debt collection. Those are secondary worries.
If the landlord requests a minimum period longer than 1 year while offering a very attractive monthly rent, this person is facing some difficulties in life. Be smart, no one gives away money just because. Let someone else deal with this troubled person. I doubt you can make an agreement with someone in need.
The easiest thing to do would be to find apartments with easier to leave rental contract terms.
havent find any. I try to talk to the owners and explain my situation, everyone said no, you must stay one year like is in the contract and then give termination notice if you want to leave.
Now you know why a bunch of us lived in shared-flats when we arrived to CH. Or why I paid for a stupidly expensive serviced apartment close to my new job during the 3 month trial period...because engaging in a 1 year contract was too risky.
I am asking in other person name here. And no worries about me. I been here 5 years work full time for 5 years, done night courses while working. You are getting the wrong impressions here.
Isn't there a "thing" here in Switzerland where people can legally get out of their rental contracts early as long as it's in April or October or something?
In my small village, I've seen local businesses pass out flyers asking their customers to help them find a place for a new employee, given how limited village housing options are. Amazing how much gets done via local connections.
Unless the place you are planning on renting is outrageously priced, if you network with village businesses, schools, organizations, and of course your neighbors you might find that finding a subtenant will be easier than you imagine - even in a small village.
I just wonder if losing job and having to leave the country would qualify as a special situation that allows you to get out of a rental contract, same as for the helath insurance for example.
I mean if your "friend" has to leave the country because of np work and no permit then the rental contract may also become void?
I suppose your friend has no legal insurance? Perhaps the Gemeinde can advice?
Thanks a lot for the answer. That is what I was asking myself, I have read it somewhere but I am not sure. In the contract is for sure not written something like that. And then you have people like @roegner to whom contract is god and only dead can save you from something you sign( maybe not even dead).
There is some legal discussion on this topic. There are ways to end rental contracts but it seems it’s for people in real distress situations. All quotes from the linked doc https://bail.ch/files/subjects/Wessner98.pdf
However, the examples of “good reasons” to end a rental contract are far from what OP thinks. New baby is nice, dead of spouse or child…I think ending the rental contract is not a right I’m looking forward to exert. Getting a spinal cord injury and never been able to walk again so renting a flat in the 4th without elevator is not possible…well, these are not the exit ramps OP was asking for:
About the “no work” exit for rental contract, it exists but it seems it needs to be something like employer going bankrupt, not just getting fired during trial period.
Going bankrupt is another exit. But this is expected to happen after RAV period ends. This is also a reason why people not entitled to RAV find hard to rent a place:
About residence permits…
So, yes. It’s possible to leave a rental contract before term. Unfortunately, if you’re in that situation, the rental contract is the last of your worries.