How ailean works, in detail.

Three steps, one case, fully autonomous. Plus the depth behind it: how ailean classifies under Swiss tenancy law, how you steer per property, how tenants get access.

Does what is already being done today. Just autonomously.

1
Tenant chats with ailean
An answer in nine seconds, in any language, via WhatsApp, email or voice message.
2
ailean keeps everyone in the loop
Clarifies, classifies under Swiss tenancy law, documents. Everyone involved always knows where things stand.
3
ailean commissions the contractor
From the property's contractor directory. The contractor contacts the tenant directly.

Four review layers before an answer goes out.

A chatbot generates an answer. ailean works out a decision: every request passes through several layers, every step is documented, audit-ready.

01
Factual clarification

Follow-up questions and photos until the case is unambiguous. Immediate first aid: shut-off valve, fuse, ventilation.

02
Tenancy-law classification

Art. 256 ff. CO and local conciliation practice: who pays, who decides, what applies.

03
Property and contract data

Cross-checked against the building, the lease, responsibilities and the property's history.

04
Only then the action

An answer to the tenant, a contractor from the property's directory, or a clean escalation to the property manager.

Whether the request arrives via WhatsApp, email or voice message: everything feeds the same case — one source of truth, no duplicate tickets, no lost threads.

Who pays for what?

ailean follows Art. 256 ff. CO and the local practice of the conciliation authorities. Rule of thumb of the Zurich rental court: minor maintenance below roughly CHF 150–200.

Tenant pays

Minor maintenance

No specialist needed, locally customary cost below CHF 150–200.
Light bulb replaced
Minor maintenance, < CHF 10
Shower hose replaced
Wear part, < CHF 40
Fuse reset
Self-help, guided by ailean
It depends

Grey area

ailean assesses cause and responsibility case by case.
Mould in the bathroom
Ventilation vs. structural defect
Broken fridge
Warranty, age, special use
Door lock jams
Wear vs. damage
Landlord pays

Ordinary maintenance

Specialist needed, or part of the rented property.
Leaking water pipe
Plumbing, part of the building
Broken heating
Emergency, habitability
Dead power socket
Electrical installation