Construction defects lawyer in Givat Shmuel

Where are new apartments being handed over in Givat Shmuel?

New construction in Givat Shmuel is concentrated in two main areas: the north of the city, along Route 4 up to the Petah Tikva boundary, where plans for a residential neighborhood and employment and commercial compounds are being advanced, including reparcellation plans; and the Ben Gurion St. corridor at the city entrance, where several pinui-binui compounds are being advanced. In addition, the Giora compound is declared in the pinui-binui track, and a compound on HaPalmach St. is being advanced under an urban renewal plan.

New neighbourhoods

• North Givat Shmuel (427-0397299). A plan for a residential quarter of about 162 dunams in north Givat Shmuel, with 719 housing units and about 350 special-housing units, an employment area and public space. A later reparcelling plan refers to it as an approved plan. (source)
• North Givat Shmuel - reparcelling (427-0218768). A reparcelling plan in north Givat Shmuel. Per the explanatory notes, it raises the number of housing units in its area from 600 to 695, 20% of them small units. (source)
• North Givat Shmuel - western compound (reparcellation, 427-0929372). Plan 427-0929372 for reparcellation without owners' consent in the western compound of North Givat Shmuel, between Petah Tikva's Matalon neighborhood (north), Yehuda HaLevi St. (south) and the Sportek (east). It sets allocation and balancing tables and building/design provisions, amending the distribution of building rights under plan 427-0397299. Plan provisions document produced 18.10.2022. (source)
• Employment, commerce and housing compound - HaRav Goren St. and Etrog St. (427-0891614). Plan 427-0891614 for reparcellation of lots 57-58 to create a mixed employment, commercial and residential compound fronting HaRav Goren St. (north) and Etrog St. (west). Per the plan document: 84 housing units, plus public open space and a commercial pedestrian street. Document dated 14.12.2022. (source)

Urban renewal

• Ben Gurion Street 2, 4, 6. A pinui-binui compound at the city's main entrance with 3 buildings and 36 units. Per the explanatory notes, two 16-storey buildings with 144 units are to be built; a later plan on the street states this plan was approved. (source)
• Ben Gurion West. An urban-renewal project at the city's main entrance. Per the explanatory notes, 112 units in 9 buildings are to be cleared in stages and replaced by 367 units in 3 buildings; a later plan on the street states this plan was approved. (source)
• Ben Gurion Street 10, 12, 14, 16. An urban-renewal compound with 4 residential buildings and 64 units. Per the explanatory notes, three 14-storey buildings with 203 units above a retail floor are to be built. (source)
• HaPalmach Street 10-18. An urban-renewal compound at the junction of HaPalmach, Ben Gurion and Yitzhak Sadeh streets, with two buildings and 20 units. Per the explanatory notes, three 9-storey buildings with 68 units are to be built. (source)
• Giora compound. Pinui-binui compound in Givat Shmuel listed by the National Committee for Preferred Housing Sites (Vatmal) as a declared compound in the pinui-binui track, plan TML/2006, declared 7.5.2018. (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 Givat Shmuel?

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

• Petah Tikva Magistrates' Court, 1 Basel St., Petah Tikva. Court registry public counters, including affidavit certification and apostille, open Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30 (source)
• Central District Court - Lod, 3 HaTsiyonut Blvd., Lod. Court registry public counters, including affidavits and apostille, open Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30 (source)

Per the Judiciary's list of localities by judicial district, Givat Shmuel is in the Central district, served by the Central District Court in Lod.

Per the Judiciary's list of localities, Givat Shmuel is in the Central judicial district. Givat Shmuel has no Magistrates' Court; the Petah Tikva Magistrates' Court (Central district) is the nearest. The branch page does not list served localities.

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 Givat Shmuel on the website of the Givat Shmuel Local Planning and Building Committee.

The full process, what is claimed and how the opinion is prepared are explained on the page Construction defects lawyer.