Wybrane zagadnienia nabywania nieruchomości przez cudzoziemców w Szwajcarii

• Authors: Szalkowski Przemysław

Title variants

EN

The end of the time of limitation for claims defined in specific regulations pursuant to the provisions of Art. 118 of the Civil Code

DE

Das Ende der Verjährungsfrist von Forderungen, die in besonderen Vorschriften anhand der Bestimmungen des Art.118 ZGB festgelegt wurden

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

In this article, some of the primary rules that regulate acquiring property by foreign citizens in Switzerland, have been described. In the article, the legal definition of a “foreign national” as well as the particular situation of EU countries’ citizens who reside in Switzerland with the intention of gaining permanent residency, have been subject to discussion. In the study, the legal premises that are essential to acquire a property by a foreign national, and that need to be met in order to obtain an obligatory permission (issued in the form of administrative decision), that allows transfer of rights to the properties, have been widely discussed. The premises mentioned have been outlined in both the objective, as well as the subjective aspect. The article indicates the great importance that the properties of residential use have for the swiss legislator, which in return causes that transfer of rights to such kind of properties is a subject to relevant legal restrictions, which are strictly connected with the currently applied immigration policy of Switzerland. Simultaneously, the study indicates the legal rule of the free acquisition of property that is used for running an economic activity by foreign nationals, which doesn.t require any administrative authorisation. Moreover, another exceptions from the rule of acquiring a property by a foreign citizen (based on a permission from the competent authority) and the competences that the cantonal authorities have in that field, have also been listed in the article. The study highlights the legal consequences of undertaking a legal action that is contrary to the act or to the ordinance, or that is undertaken with the intention of dodging existing regulations. Based on the analysis of the swiss regulations, the article suggests the polish legislator implementing legal changes de lege ferenda in case of the polish act of acquiring properties by foreigners in Poland from 1920.

Keywords

PL

Szwajcaria; Lex Koller; nabywanie; cudzoziemcy; zezwolenie; prawo pobytu; nieruchomości mieszkaniowe; nieruchomości o przeznaczeniu gospodarczym; kontyngenty

EN

Switzerland; Lex Koller; acquiring; foreign nationals; permission; residence permit; properties of residential use; properties of economical use; contingents

• Publisher: Stowarzyszenie Notariuszy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
• Journal: Rejent
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 5 (373)
• Pages: 48-73

Contributors

author

Szalkowski Przemysław

• absolwent Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego i Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego; pracownik kancelarii notarialnej w Jaworznie; ORCID: 0000-0001-9214-3866

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