On Monday called on the associations Bar & Club Commission Zurich and Gastro Zürich City your members to pay April rent. Because of the prescribed Corona-Lockdown is a defect in the tenancy sense, argue the associations. And demand a reduction in the net rent.

Only a few landlords were prepared to reduce the rent for catering company. So, if no amicable solution is found, it must flow no more money. In such cases, the Swiss Association of gastro Suisse supports the Zurich desire.

Also from the Association of business tenants, the Zurich gastro establishments get back. Vice-President Armin sugar to a VIEW: “We are in accordance legal analysis of the opinion, that no rent is due in the event of forced closure.”

“let’s not pay and wait for the”

the First establishments to do now Seriously. The Zurich-based restaurant operator, Thomas Matt (35) sees in the Corona of a crisis is no way to cover the fixed costs. “Rent is a big part of it,” he says to VIEW. “If landlords are not so willing to compromise, should not pay the tenants also.” In a location that is in Matt is now the case.

For the restaurateurs, however, is clear: in the long term, policy needs to intervene: “Neither the tenant nor the landlord should have to bear the full cost.” Therefore, he and about a hundred other managers have launched a Petition. This week, you should be, among other things, the economy Minister, Guy Parmelin (60) sent.

The Zurich-based restaurateur Michel Péclard (51) worked the tough strategy already. The operator of 14 Restaurants, is joining with his call for the owners to understand. Other restaurateurs in counsels of civil war: “let’s not pay and wait and see.”

homeowners can find Mietaussetzung unjustified

The Swiss homeowners ‘ Association (HEV) sees it differently: the closing of The establishment is due to Corona is not a defect to the leased property. The claim is not justified therefore.

What to do with the landlord now, if no rent is paid? The landlord must warn the tenant in writing, giving him a deadline for payment and after the expiry of this period, a termination threat.

The deadline was extended with the Corona-regulation from 30 to 90 days. “The landlord can make the rent on either the Betreibungsweg claim and in the private legal process enforce,” says HEV-a lawyer Stéphanie Bartholdi to VIEW. However, the operation of beings is on the order of the Federal Council to the 4. April still.