Geneva housing office orders rent refunds for seniors

The Office du logement in Geneva, Switzerland, ordered a residence to refund residents for overpaid rent.

A group of seniors living in a private building under state control challenged a rent increase. Their lawyer identified a lack of transparency in the different costs charged by the residence. The Office du logement confirmed these findings and ruled that the building charged excessive prices to some residents.

The residence is currently contesting the definition of these payments as rent and has filed an appeal with the Tribunal administratif de première instance.