Don't let the blues get you down! My family owns a small, modest building in the canton. One of our tenants has informed me of an infestation of cockroaches and rats that urgently needs to be treated throughout the building. The problem is that another tenant, who is a bit of a maverick, stubbornly refuses to let the company in charge of...
Don't I have the right to set my own holidays? My employer requires me to take two of my four weeks' holiday in a row between July and August, when he says the company is slow. I don't agree with this, as I don't have any children and therefore have no interest in going on holiday during...
Don't you have the right to quit your job? I didn't get on so well with my boss that I ended up slamming the door on my job. The unemployment fund informed me that I would have to pay a penalty. I think that's unfair when we're required to pay insurance every month against this kind of...
MPUC or divorce? "I've been married for over 15 years and want to separate from my husband. After getting information from both sides, I've been advised different solutions, such as protective measures or divorce. I don't understand the difference. Should I choose? F, Geneva It's important to know that...
The price on the Internet was not the right one " I'm in the same situation with a watch I bought on the Internet as the one you described on 9 October: apparently the price indicated by the seller was much lower than the one he intended to indicate, and he has contacted me to get the item back or to have it...
My flight was cancelled the day before departure" I was due to take the Easyjet flight to Tel Aviv on 8 July, but I was informed by e-mail that it had been cancelled the day before, because a large number of pro-Palestinian activists were arriving at Ben Guiron airport on the same day. This can happen when there's a strike or an eruption...
My neighbour wants to stop me planting trees... " My neighbour keeps telling me that I'm not allowed to plant trees within two metres of my fence. Is this true? What are the minimum distances? Christine, Vaud In the canton of Vaud, the Rural and Land Code (CRF) governs this issue.
My neighbour doesn't trim his hedge" I own a villa on a 4-villa estate. One of the owners doesn't bother at all about the upkeep of his hedge, so I've had to trim it back to keep it clean. What are his obligations under the...
My phone had a fault "I received a new mobile phone with a fault. Can I get my money back? Marc, Vaud The seller has a warranty obligation towards the buyer in the event of defects in the item sold, even if he was unaware of them....
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