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Construction defects lawyer in Bnei Brak
Did you receive a new apartment in Bnei Brak and find damp, cracks, defective flooring or defects in the common property? The office handles construction defect cases against contractors and developers, and meetings are held at the office in Ness Ziona or elsewhere by prior arrangement.
In brief: document every defect, notify the seller in writing, give it a fair opportunity to repair (section 4B of the Sale (Apartments) Law) and check the inspection and warranty periods (section 4 and the Schedule). A monetary claim is, as a rule, time-barred after seven years (section 5(1) of the Prescription Law), counted from delivery of the apartment (section 6, and LCA 830/06 Gelman v. Cohen Development-Dra'ad). For a latent defect, time may start on the day of discovery (section 8), and the period from 7 October 2023 to 6 April 2024 is not counted (section 15A).
Header photo: Bnei Brak welcome sign, 'Blessed are you when you come in'. Photo: Dr. Avishai Teicher, Wikimedia Commons, licence CC BY 2.5. The image was cropped.
Where are new apartments being handed over in Bnei Brak?
New construction in Bnei Brak relies mainly on urban renewal: a pinui-binui compound on Bar Kochva Street and renewal plans around Abu Hatzeira and HaRav Brot streets. New residential neighborhoods are also planned in the Northern Compound (TML/1045) and in the old employment area on HaYarkon Street.
New neighbourhoods
- Bnei Brak Northern Compound (TML/1045). A compound declared for planning by the National Committee for Preferred Housing Sites (VATMAL) on the track for land that is mainly Israel Land. Declared 7.3.2016. (source)
- HaYarkon, Bnei Brak (plan 501-0282152). A plan that turns an old employment and industrial area between HaYarkon, HaMaccabim, HaHashmonaim and Zerubavel streets into a new residential neighborhood, with commercial frontage, public areas and green spaces. (source)
Urban renewal
- Bar Kochba Street pinui-binui compound. Plan 501-0344648 for pinui-binui on Bar Kochba Street. According to the water and sewage appendix, the compound includes about 9 residential buildings with 153 housing units and several shops. (source)
- Pinui-binui plan approved in 2021. According to the Government Authority for Urban Renewal 2021 report, one pinui-binui plan was approved in Bnei Brak, with 278 existing and 1,466 proposed units. That year, building permits were issued for 19 buildings under TAMA 38. (source)
- Abu Hatzeira compound (plan 501-0193359). A detailed urban renewal plan for a compound of about 16.87 dunams on Abu Hatzeira, HaMaccabim and Shlomo Ben Yosef streets. Per the explanatory page, the compound has about 292 existing housing units. (source)
- Urban renewal at HaRav Brot St. 2-6 (plan 501-0418848). An urban renewal plan at HaRav Brot St. 2, 4 and 6, at the corner of Jabotinsky and Abu Hatzeira. It includes demolishing the existing buildings and proposes 107 housing units. It is stage B of plan 501-0392803. (source)
In a new apartment, including in a pinui-binui project, the inspection and warranty periods of the Sale (Apartments) Law apply. You can work out the period for each type of defect with the inspection and warranty period calculator. The data on the neighbourhoods was collected from official sources and updated on 14.11.2026.
Which court hears a construction defects claim in Bnei Brak?
Under regulation 7(a) of the Civil Procedure Regulations, 2018, the claim is filed in the court for the area of the defendant's residence or place of business, or of the act or omission on which the claim is based. If the sale contract contains a jurisdiction clause, check it, because a claim is filed in the court the parties agreed on.
Where there are several defendants, the claim can be filed in a court that has jurisdiction over one of them (regulation 7(c)). The amount claimed determines whether the case is heard in the Magistrates' Court or the District Court.
The courts in the district
- Tel Aviv-Jaffa Magistrates' Court (Weizmann St.), 1 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Court registry public counters, including affidavit certification and apostille, open Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30; apostilles on Tue and Thu only (source)
- Tel Aviv District Court, 1 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv-Jaffa. Court registry public reception, including affidavit certification, Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30; apostilles on Sun, Mon and Wed only (source)
District court of the Tel Aviv District, where Bnei Brak is located; the source page does not list localities
Bnei Brak has no magistrates' court. Under the Courts Order the jurisdiction area is the Tel Aviv District, where Bnei Brak lies. The Tel Aviv court also sits at 25 Schocken St., and the source says the public may also go there
How do you start?
Document the defects, send the contractor written notice, and commission an engineer's opinion when the contractor does not repair. You can check the building file in Bnei Brak on the website of the Bnei Brak Municipality.
The full process, what is claimed and how the opinion is prepared are explained on the page Construction defects lawyer.
Questions and answers
Do I need a lawyer from Bnei Brak to sue over construction defects in an apartment in Bnei Brak?
Where is the Magistrates' Court nearest to Bnei Brak?
Tel Aviv-Jaffa Magistrates' Court (Weizmann St.), 1 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv-Jaffa. According to the Judiciary website: Court registry public counters, including affidavit certification and apostille, open Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30; apostilles on Tue and Thu only
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