Business apartments banned in Zürich? Stay compliant — without losing income.
The Federal Court has upheld the ban; it takes effect autumn 2026. If your furnished units sit in the protected residential share, they must return to long-term living. Room Estate takes them over — long-term and reliably.
Is my address affected?
Pick postcode, street and house number — we’ll show the zone and whether the ban applies.
Indicative. The zone implies the residential share; the parcel-exact percentage requires the BZO residential-share plan and case-by-case legal review.
Three facts that matter.
The Federal Court has ruled
Zürich may exclude temporarily let second homes from the minimum residential share.
Enforced from autumn 2026
New use as a business apartment becomes subject to notification and a building permit — even without structural conversion.
No grandfathering
Existing commercial short-term lets are not protected. Existing units must revert to long-term living.
Operator or owner — both must act.
No-longer-permitted short-term letting becomes genuine long-term living again.
Room Estate rents your apartments on a completely normal residential lease — long-term, as a stable, reliable tenant for many years. No vacancy risk and no hassle for you: short-term letting becomes genuine living again.
Contact us nowWhy Room Estate is compliant
Because the apartment stays in genuine residential use, it remains in line with the new Zürich rule.
Business apartment
- Short-term, furnished
- No main residence
- Withdraws housing from the residential share
- Now restricted in the residential share
Room Estate
- Furnished, but with a real tenancy
- Tenants register their main residence
- Term of 3 months or more, open-ended
- Proven & designed for compliance since 2014
This page provides general information, not legal advice. The model is designed to comply with residential use; a case-by-case review remains decisive.
More on the topic
In-depth articles on the ruling, the affected zones and the compliant solution.
What happened?
The Federal Supreme Court ruling 1C_401/2024, the minimum residential share and what now applies — in detail.
Read more →For operators
A forced wind-down in the residential share, declaration duty, no grandfathering — and the options that remain.
Read more →For owners
Many owners don’t know their apartment is being short-let — yet they carry the legal risk.
Read more →Wohnanteil explained
What the minimum residential share is, which zones are affected and when a unit drops out.
Read more →Compliant solution
How the Room Estate model turns an impermissible short-term let into genuine, long-term living.
Read more →Dependable. Predictable. Established across Switzerland.
Switzerland’s largest coliving provider takes over your units — with more than a decade of experience.
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This page provides general information, not legal advice. The parcel-exact residential share (BZO residential-share plan) and a case-by-case legal review are decisive.
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