Can my son take over my home after my death? "I've lived in my flat since 1 January 1964. I've always kept it very well maintained and spent a lot of money on making it more comfortable. My son obviously wants to take over my flat after my death. Could you inform me of the article of law...
Can my son be added to the lease? Can my management company add my son, who has now come of age and is still living with me, to the contract as the leaseholder? A. M., Geneva The lease contract binds two separate parties, the landlord on the one hand and the tenant on the other. This contract...
What can I do about my ex-husband's harassment? "Divorced a few years ago, my ex-husband keeps texting, emailing and calling me, day and night. He can't stand the fact that I'm starting my life again without him. I've already changed my phone number but it's no use. I just...
My child rides on the pavement... " As I was walking along the pavement with my 4-year-old daughter, a woman urged me to get her off her bike. I know that pavements are normally reserved for pedestrians. But what happens when it's a young child, given that he or she is...
My employer is bankrupt: what can I do? My employer, a limited company based in Geneva, hasn't paid me my wages for two months despite my protests. I've just found out that the company is bankrupt. What should I do to try to recover what's owed to me as quickly as possible? This situation has come at a particularly bad time...
My right to claim commission I introduced an acquaintance to someone who was looking for a property and they concluded a sale with me without informing me. Do I have the right to claim commission on this deal? Martine, Vaud First of all, you need to establish whether you have...
My club doesn't hold meetings any more "I've discovered that the association to which my gym belongs hasn't held an annual meeting for a long time, yet it continues to operate and take decisions as a restricted committee (two members). Is this normal? Théodore, Grand-Lancy An association is when a number of people come together to form a common...
I don't like my work certificate " My employer has issued me with a work certificate that I find unpleasant, to say the least. What can I ask to be included in a work certificate? Can I ask for anything I find negative to be removed? Florian, Bardonnex Under article 330a of the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO), an employee may...
My work certificate is incomplete "I was made redundant recently and my employer gave me a work certificate that didn't say anything about what I'd done for the company. Can I ask him for a more complete one? Sandrine, Geneva Issuing an employment certificate is one of the obligations...
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