Question juridique clé
Whether restitution of overpaid rent under Art. 259d CO is contractual or subject to unjust enrichment prescription.
Solution extraite
The claim is contractual and is governed by the ordinary five-year prescription period for periodic payments, not by Art. 67 CO.
Motifs extraits
The right to a proportional rent reduction arises from the lease relationship and from the landlord’s contractual duty to provide a defect-free object. When the landlord already knew the defect, the tenant’s later declaration determines exigibility, but the claim remains contractual and excludes subsidiary unjust enrichment rules.