Question juridique clé
Whether the tenant's rent deposit under Art. 259g CO had liberating effect despite nuisances caused by renovation works.
Solution extraite
No. Consignation is available only when the tenant demands repair of a defect; it is excluded where the tenant merely suffers nuisances from renovation works and does not seek repair.
Motifs extraits
Art. 259g CO is a pressure mechanism to compel the landlord to remedy a defect. In a renovation scenario, the tenant is not asking for repairs but objecting to works already undertaken. The reservations in Art. 260 CO also support excluding consignation in that situation.