Legal nature
- Statutory restriction on ownership in which the current real estate owner may not sell or may sell only to certain buyers
 
Purpose of the Law
- Main purpose
- Protecting Switzerland from excessive immigration
 
 - Further objectives
- Federal
- Promoting the construction of residential property
 - Promotion of tourism / mountain regions
 - Military security (formerly)
 
 - Cantons
- Business promotion
 - Spatial planning
 - Environmental protection
 
 
 - Federal
 
