OR Art. 287 -

Einleitung zur Rechtsnorm OR:

The Swiss Code of Obligations is a central code of Swiss civil law that regulates the legal relationships between private individuals. It includes five books that cover various aspects of contract law, law of obligations and property law, including the formation, content and termination of contracts, as well as liability for breach of contract and tort. The Code of Obligations is an important code of law for business and everyday life in Switzerland, as it forms the basis for many legal relationships and contracts and has been in force since 1912, whereby it is regularly adapted to social and economic developments.

Art. 287 OR from 2025

Art. 287 Duty of tolerance

¹ The lessee must tolerate major repairs intended to remedy defects in the object or to repair or prevent damage.

² The lessee must permit the lessor to inspect the object to the extent required for maintenance, sale or future leasing.

³ The lessor must inform the lessee of works and inspections in good time and take all due account of the latter’s interests when they are carried out; the provisions on leases in Title 8 (Art. 259d and 259e) apply mutatis mutandis to all claims of the lessee for reduction of the rent and for damages.