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A precursor to this came last summer: Arbitration authorities in many regions recorded a tremendous increase in rental disputes. The time given to the referees was short-lived. Things have really started up again for a few weeks now. After the reference interest rate was increased to 1.75 percent on December 1, case numbers are increasing again in many places. As the Blick survey shows, authorities are preparing for a renewed invasion.
Pending lease disputes are already piling up, and arbitration tribunals are also preparing for the new onslaught.
Canton of Basel-Landschaft: The responsible arbitral tribunal registered almost 2,000 cases in 2023; This number is more than twice that of a normal year. More manpower was needed as 64 rent increase cases were filed in the first half of December. When asked, the flood of complaints could no longer be resolved without additional staff.
Temporarily more staff
Staff has already been increased and more staff will be added in February. The current workforce of the Basel-Landschaft rental arbitration board is 425 percent. “Due to the increased number of cases as a result of the reference rate increase, we have now increased the number of jobs to 555 percent,” officials write to Blick. The increase is limited until December 31, 2024.
Authorities at Horgen ZH have also temporarily created additional resources of 50 percent for court clerks and 25 percent for commercial personnel. “Due to the renewed increase in the number of revenues, the increase was initially kept in January 2024,” writes the Regional Court of Horgen. Arbitration proceedings in the field of activity more than doubled in 2023, reaching approximately 800 cases.
Zurich improves significantly
Resistance to rent increases is particularly strong in the city of Zurich, where rents are already high. Since June 9, the Zurich arbitration authority has opened more than 3,000 additional cases in connection with the high reference interest rate. The authority increased its staff by almost 400 percent. A team of 23 full-time positions will be handling cases by the end of February, some of whom will still be responsible for the tenancy tribunal. This means you’re prepared for the expected new wave of rental disputes.
Officials at Dietikon ZH are also prepared. The arbitration panel increased its workload during the summer months, when rental disputes nearly tripled. Additionally, as was the case last summer, additional referees can now be appointed.
Objections due to high bill
The arbitration authorities in Zug are also assigning additional staff to handle a larger number of cases. Similarly, an application has been made for other temporary resources in Aargau but has not yet been approved. Arbitration officials in the Sense-See FR region hope to be able to increase their workforce permanently. As the district court for the two regions, Littoral and Val-de-Travers NE, said, the existing staff there had to do a considerable amount of work “to absorb this large and sudden mass.” The same goes for Obwalden.
Additional negotiation days also apply in the canton of Glarus. Currently, many lawsuits are on the agenda due to high electricity bills. Weinfelden TG and the surrounding authority are carrying out additional work with the same personnel. “So the time burden on these people is greater than before,” he says. Existing staff at Frauenfeld TG also have their hands full to handle this significant increase.
Lower increase in rural areas
Development in rural areas is fundamentally different. The higher reference interest rate led to a doubling of procedures in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. The arbitration committee welcomes the summer wave with the current roster. According to a study, the increase will only be temporary, depending on developments.
No increase in procedures was recorded in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. Things also remained quiet in the arbitration authorities at the Diessenhofen TG. The importance of a legal advice center is emphasized in the Amriswil TG case, and experience shows that it provides solutions even before sensitive arbitration proceedings.
Source : Blick
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