Key legal question
Whether the lease termination was contrary to good faith under Art. 271 CO because the landlord sought to sell the apartment with profit.
Extracted holding
No. An ordinary termination for the purpose of selling an apartment free of occupants is in principle permissible and was not shown to be abusive here.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that economic motives are generally legitimate, that the tenant and her family had no pressing housing or health need, and that the landlord had a real economic interest in selling the apartment more easily vacant. The lower court wrongly treated the landlord's speculative business model as a basis to invalidate the notice.