Sunnige Hof: available apartments

Yes, for advertised properties. In the allocation order, however, external applications come fifth, after internal relocations and voluntary members.

With an open-ended tenancy agreement you automatically become a member. The share capital depends on the apartment; according to the regulations it starts at CHF 3’500.

Yes. 2 people for 3 to 3½ rooms, 3 people for 4 to 4½ rooms. Single parents count as two people. In Mönchaltorf, as a rule, number of rooms minus 2 applies. Single-family houses go to households with children.

We did not find a general limit in the Statuten (articles of association) or the Vermietungsreglement (letting regulations). Conditions may apply to state-subsidised apartments. The listing is decisive.

No. Sunnige Hof keeps no waiting lists and does not consider speculative applications.

Letting follows a fixed order: 1) internal relocations (building projects, under-occupancy, health or family reasons), 2) voluntary cooperative members, 3) members of the Baugenossenschaft des Kaufmännischen Verbandes Zürich, 4) City of Zurich (Soziale Einrichtungen und Betriebe), 5) external tenants. Exceptions are possible in individual cases.

Cooperative members have priority. For this reason, according to Sunnige Hof, only a limited share of the apartments that become available is advertised publicly.

You can only apply for advertised properties. Sunnige Hof keeps no waiting list for apartments and does not consider speculative applications.

Available properties appear on its own website or on Homegate.

Anyone who signs an open-ended tenancy agreement automatically becomes a member and subscribes share capital. The amount depends on the size of the apartment.

According to the Statuten (articles of association), a member takes on at least ten cooperative shares of Fr. 100 each. The admission fee is set by the board of directors and is at most Fr. 250.

The appendix to the Vermietungsreglement (letting regulations) lists amounts, depending on estate, year of construction and size, from CHF 3’500 (1 to 1½ rooms, built up to 2014) to CHF 30’000 (top floor from 150 m²). For apartments built in 2021 or later, a separate arrangement applies per development. At least half is due within ten days of signing the agreement; the rest can be paid in instalments on written request.

Apartments: 1 to 2½ rooms 1 person, 3 to 3½ rooms 2 people, 4 to 4½ rooms 3 people, 5½ rooms 4 people, 6½ rooms 5 people. Single-family houses go to couples or single parents with children: 4 rooms with at least 1 child, 5 rooms with at least 2 children, 6 rooms with at least 3 children.

For occupancy, a single parent is counted as two people.

In the estate in Mönchaltorf, as a rule, number of rooms minus 2 applies, so a 4½-room apartment needs at least 2 people.

We did not find a general income or asset limit in the Statuten or the Vermietungsreglement. The Statuten provide that tenants are informed about conditions arising from state housing subsidies and undertake to comply with them.

Two indoor cats are allowed. A dog is allowed in principle, but always needs prior written permission from the office, with an agreement. Breeds on the cantonal list of banned dogs, as well as parrots and reptiles, are not allowed.

A replacement building is planned in the Eichacker estate. Apartments there were most recently let on a temporary (fixed-term) basis until construction starts, with a tenant’s deposit and without membership (listing of 10.04.2026). Through the same page, Sunnige Hof also advertises apartments of the Baugenossenschaft des KVZ (in 2024 in Dübendorf, temporary, some with a deposit instead of share capital); there, the listing is decisive.

We did not find a cap on applications per listing, neither on the website nor in the Vermietungsreglement or in the listing texts.

In principle yes, provided the breed is not on the Canton of Zurich’s list of banned dogs. You always need written permission from the office beforehand and sign an agreement. Two indoor cats are allowed; parrots and reptiles are not.

Internal relocations come first, then voluntary cooperative members, then members of the Baugenossenschaft des Kaufmännischen Verbandes Zürich and the City of Zurich under an agreement. External applications come fifth. Sunnige Hof therefore advertises only a limited share of the apartments that become available.

Yes. According to Sunnige Hof, you can leave your cooperative shares in place after moving out. To do so, you state in your notice of termination that you would like to remain a voluntary cooperative member.

According to the Vermietungsreglement, a relocation is possible after five years at the earliest and only in justified exceptional cases, for example when the family gains a child or for financial or health reasons. The same conditions apply as for a new letting.

According to Sunnige Hof, subletting is permitted for at most one year and must be notified in writing beforehand; the Vermietungsreglement approves it only in exceptional cases on written request. As the main tenant you are required to live there and you remain liable for the rent.