Approval of apartment refused for excessive rent

ATA/391/1998Cour de justice / Chambre administrative23 juin 1998Dismissed

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Résumé Omnilex

The recourant sought approval of a 6-room apartment in Geneva under LGL 39B. The deciding authority refused approval because the annual rent per room was CHF 4,300, while the average free-market rent for comparable dwellings in Geneva was CHF 3,744. On that basis, the apartment did not satisfy the applicable approval condition. The challenge was therefore dismissed.

Regeste Omnilex

LGL 39B; approval of a dwelling may be refused where the annual rent per room exceeds the relevant benchmark for comparable free-market apartments in Geneva. The decisive criterion is the comparison between the rent charged for the dwelling and the average rent of analogous housing units in the same category; if the requested rent is higher than that average, the dwelling cannot be approved.

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Descripteurs

LOGEMENT; ALLOCATION DE LOGEMENT; LOGEMENT SOCIAL; AUTORISATION(EN GENERAL); TPE

Normes

LGL.39B

Résumé

Dès lors que le loyer annuel par pièce du logement de 6 pièces du recourant est de CHF 4'300.- et que la moyenne des loyers libres pratiqués à Genève dans la même catégorie de logements est de CHF 3'744.-, l'appartement en cause ne saurait être agréé.

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housingrent approvalsocial housingmarket comparisonapartment approval

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Question juridique clé

Whether the apartment met the statutory rent requirements for approval under LGL 39B

Solution extraite

No. With an annual rent per room of CHF 4,300, the apartment exceeded the average free-market rent in Geneva for comparable housing (CHF 3,744) and therefore could not be approved.

Motifs extraits

The decisive comparison under the applicable Geneva housing rule showed that the requested apartment was more expensive than the benchmark for comparable 6-room dwellings, so the approval condition was not satisfied.

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