Mietvertrag · lease
Swiss legal French says bail à loyer, not contrat de location: it is the term used in the Code of Obligations, which distinguishes it from the usufructuary lease (bail à ferme). The Federal Administration's English translation simply says lease, with landlord or lessor and tenant or lessee.
Request a demoThe term in four languages
- German
- Mietvertrag
- French
- bail à loyer
- Italian
- contratto di locazione
- English
- lease
Definition
A lease is a contract by which a landlord grants a tenant the use of an object in exchange for rent. The Code of Obligations has special rules for leases of residential and commercial premises: protection against unfair rents, a form approved by the canton for certain notices, and protection against termination. A usufructuary lease, by contrast, covers a productive object whose fruits or proceeds go to the lessee.
Swiss federal acts are published in German, French and Italian, and all three versions are equally authoritative. The English term shown here comes from the Federal Administration's English translation, published on Fedlex for information only. Where there is no translation, it follows common usage.
Full glossaryThe term in an official text
powered by Neur.onDurch den Mietvertrag verpflichtet sich der Vermieter, dem Mieter eine Sache zum Gebrauch zu überlassen, und der Mieter, dem Vermieter dafür einen Mietzins zu leisten.
Leases are contracts in which a landlord or lessor grants a tenant or lessee the use of an object in exchange for rent.
Source: Fedlex, Code of Obligations. In Corrext, this segment and the ones around it appear in Fast lookup CHnell, each with its reference.
Related terms
Compensation for damage caused by non-performance or by an unlawful act.
Kündigung · terminationThe notice of termination that ends a contract of unlimited duration when the notice period expires.
Grundbuch · land registerThe public register that records rights in immovable property.