In Switzerland, early lease termination is subject to certain rules and regulations. If outgoing tenants do not respect these, they risk having to continue to pay the rent, in particular until the end of the rental contract. This is the reason why we are pleased to be able to offer you some advice to help you limit disputes and any costs related to early lease termination.
You have found a job in a new city and want to leave your rental property. However, your lease termination date is some way off. You must therefore proceed to terminating your lease early. This involves sending the property owner a registered letter indicating your wish to terminate the lease. However, the notice period generally indicated in the contract must be respected. SherlockHomes offers a very handy tool to calculate the lease end date and the deadline by which to send the termination letter. In addition, certain mentions must be made in your letter. And here again, SherlockHomes offers you support thanks to its early lease termination letter generator. By using this feature, you have no chance of contravening the current rules in force. The first essential step for ensuring that a procedural defect does not make you liable to pay additional rent, therefore limiting the potential costs of early lease termination.
Early lease termination is also unique in Switzerland in that it is up to the outgoing tenant to find a replacement. But it’s not enough to simply put forward a potentially interested candidate to the property owner. The candidate must have visited the apartment available for rental, undertake to take over the lease under the same conditions, and justify their solvency. In short, a real obstacle course for the uninitiated. SherlockHomes simplifies all these procedures. Create an account and publish your rental apartment ad easily and for free. The ad will be widely distributed on specialised platforms and candidates will be able to schedule a visit very simply since you will have already indicated your availability. Successful candidates will then be able to submit their file on the site and you will be notified of any follow-up actions you need to take for it. You may be able to propose several candidates to the owner. If one of them meets all the solvency conditions, you will be released from your lease. Finding a replacement tenant is therefore another good way to avoid early lease termination fees.
When signing a lease for a real estate rental, you must pay a deposit. Just because you wish to terminate the lease early, you should not forget to claim it back. For this, you should continue to pay your rent until a term is clearly set for the lease. It ensures that the rented property is properly maintained and that any required repairs (which are the responsibility of the tenant) are carried out. And if you do not agree with the landlord's conclusions on the departure inventory, under no circumstances should you sign this inventory. Rather, you should contest it by mail. Agreeing to sign an inventory specifying that the property has been damaged during your rental period may lead to an increase in the costs for early lease termination.
This article cannot be considered exhaustive and does not engage the responsibility of its author.
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