Posts tagged #rent reduction
All PostsOGH: COVID-19 Rent Reduction for Swingers Clubs
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has clarified that, due to the obligation to wear FFP-2 masks, it was not possible to use a property in accordance with its agreed contractual purpose of operating a swingers club and...
OGH on Rent Cuts during Pandemics
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has clarified that government interventions affecting the general public do not justify rent reductions. The burden of proof for the lack of usability of the property, which would jus...
OGH: Rent reduction to zero for "bakery-cafe" in lockdown
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH) ruled that a "bakery-cafe" in an industrial zone did not have to offer a delivery or pick-up service during a lockdown, which meant that the property was completely unusable. The plaintiff is the...