Key legal question
Whether the cantonal court arbitrarily weighed the interests under the LDTR and the property guarantee to refuse authorization for block sales of rented apartments.
Extracted holding
No. The public interest in preserving the rental housing stock in a chronic shortage outweighed the seller's purely economic interest.
Extracted reasoning
The seller showed no special private interest or indispensable financing need. Selling two- and three-unit blocks shortly after acquisition favored progressive fragmentation of a rental building, contrary to the LDTR's purpose.