Federal Act
on Second Homes
(Second Homes Act, SHA)

¹ The Con­fed­er­a­tion shall de­term­ine the pro­por­tion of second homes when com­pared with the total num­ber of homes for each com­mune based on the in­vent­ory of homes in ac­cord­ance with Art­icle 4.

² If a com­mune does not sub­mit its in­vent­ory of homes with­in the re­quired dead­line, it shall be as­sumed that the com­mune con­cerned has a pro­por­tion of second homes in ex­cess of 20 per cent. The com­pet­ent fed­er­al au­thor­ity may ex­tend the dead­line at the re­quest of the com­mune if there is good cause.

³ The Fed­er­al Coun­cil shall spe­cify the fed­er­al au­thor­ity that de­term­ines the pro­por­tion of second homes.

⁴ This au­thor­ity shall con­sult the can­ton in which the com­mune is loc­ated be­fore reach­ing its de­cision.