New CPR Tax for rented properties

I think they are going about it in a wrong way to highlight a correct matter.

As per law, every tenancy contract is subject to municipality tax at the rate of 10% of the monthly rental value.   The information about rental agreement value is captured when you ask for a municipality letter to update your address on the CPR (in those cases when the EWA bill is not in your name).  Thereafter, the tax is charged every month in the EWA bill.

So what your apartment building people are correct about is that you have to pay municipality tax @10% of your monthly rental value every month.  But the way they are saying it is absolutely wrong - there is no CPR tax for wrong address. Even when your address is corrected, you still have to pay.   Also check your rental contract as municipality is inclusive with electricity in most rentals; or it used to be before the EWA prices started increasing.   Maybe for your apartment building, they only allow for all-inclusive when the address is registered to you?    i.e. maybe the previous rental value was higher and they have to pay more....so it's a way to force you register the new contract so that they pay less?  who knows.

Thank you for that XTang, you have made it clear.

So as far as you are aware there is no charge for having the incorrect address on my CPR? The only cost for me would be to renew it with a new address.
It clearly states in my contract that the owner pays the Municipality tax and that it doesn't contribute towards my monthly cap so I'm fine.

Thanks again
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Yep no charge for incorrect CPR.  Besides, if they knew you had the wrong address on your CPR, why would they charge the amount to your RIGHT address vs. just correcting the address?