Question juridique clé
Whether the lease termination was void or annulable as retaliatory after the tenant refused renovation works and rent increase.
Solution extraite
The termination was annulled as a retaliatory notice under Art. 271a para. 1 let. a CO.
Motifs extraits
The cantonal court's factual finding that the notice followed soon after the tenant refused non-mandatory works and a higher rent was not arbitrary. On that basis, the notice was a reprisal for asserting lease-based rights.