Art. 2 Definitions

¹ In this Act, «home» means a collection of rooms that:

a.: is suitable for residential use;
b.: forms a structural unit;
c.: has an access either from outside or from a common area shared with other homes within the building;
d.: has cooking facilities; and
e.: is not a moveable object.

² In this Act, «principal home» means a home that is occupied by at least one person who is permanently resident in the commune in which the home is located in accordance with Article 3 letter b of the Register Harmonisation Act of 23 June 2006³.

³ The following homes are deemed equivalent to principal homes:

a.: homes that are permanently occupied for commercial or educational purposes;
b.: homes that are permanently occupied by a private household that permanently occupies another home in the same building;
c.: homes that are permanently occupied by persons who are not required to register with the residents’ register office, such as diplomatic staff or asylum seekers;
d.: homes that have been unoccupied for no more than two years, are habitable, and are advertised for long-term rent or for sale (empty homes);
e.: homes that are used for agricultural purposes but which due to the altitude of their location are not accessible all year round for agricultural purposes;
f.: homes that are used by businesses for the short-term accommodation of staff;
g.: homes that are used as service accommodation for persons such as those working in the hotel and catering industry, in hospitals and in residential institutions;
h.: homes that are lawfully being used temporarily for non-residential purposes.

⁴ In this Act, «second home» means a home that is neither a principal home nor equivalent to a principal home.

³ SR 431.02

Art. 2 Noziuns

¹ In’abitaziun en il senn da questa lescha è in’unitad da locals che:

a.: èn adattads per vegnir duvrads per intents d’abitar;
b.: furman in’unitad da construcziun;
c.: han in access ubain da dadora ubain d’in sectur che vegn duvrà entaifer l’edifizi cuminaivlamain cun autras abitaziuns;
d.: han in indriz da cuschinar; e
e.: n’èn betg ina chaussa movibla.

² In’emprima abitaziun en il senn da questa lescha è in’abitaziun che vegn duvrada d’almain ina persuna che ha tenor l’artitgel 3 litera b da la Lescha dals 23 da zercladur 2006³ davart l’armonisaziun dals registers ses domicil en la vischnanca, nua che l’abitaziun sa chatta.

³ Il medem status sco emprimas abitaziuns han abitaziuns che:

a.: èn occupadas permanentamain per intents da lavur u da scolaziun;
b.: èn occupadas permanentamain d’ina chasada privata che occupa permanentamain in’autra abitaziun en il medem edifizi;
c.: èn occupadas permanentamain da persunas che na ston betg s’annunziar tar l’uffizi d’abitants, particularmain da persunal diplomatic e da requirents d’asil;
d.: èn vacantas dapi 2 onns, èn abitablas e vegnan offridas per la locaziun permanenta u per la vendita (abitaziuns vidas);
e.: vegnan duvradas per intents agriculs è n’èn – pervia da l’autezza – betg accessiblas durant l’entir onn per ils intents agriculs;
f.: vegnan duvradas d’interpresas per alloschar persunal per in curt temp;
g.: vegnan duvradas sco abitaziuns da servetsch per persunas che lavuran en spezial en la gastronomia, en ospitals ed en chasas;
h.: vegnan duvradas temporarmain en moda legala per in auter intent che quel d’abitar.

⁴ In’abitaziun secundara en il senn da questa lescha è in’abitaziun che n’è ni in’emprima abitaziun en il senn da questa lescha, ni ha il medem status sco in’emprima abitaziun.

³ SR 431.02

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