Rent Owed In Full Even During Corona Lockdown

The District Court of Zurich has – as far as the authors are aware – rendered the first judgment on the question whether the rent is owed also during official closures of businesses or other restrictions (e.g. limitation of the maximum number of customers in the business premises) during the COVID-19 pandemic (hereinafter "Covid-19 measures") (MJ210008; ZMP 2021 No. 10). In that case, the landlord of retail premises sued for payment of several months' rent, which the tenant failed to pay in whole or in part in 2020 and 2021, citing the official measures.