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Construction defects lawyer in Kfar Saba
Did you receive a new apartment in Kfar Saba 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: Kfar Saba historic Town Hall building, a heritage site. Photo: Yonatan stern, Wikimedia Commons, licence CC BY-SA 3.0. The image was cropped.
Where are new apartments being handed over in Kfar Saba?
Kfar Saba is building a new neighborhood in the north of the city (VATMAL 1088, Kiryat HaTze'irim), with target-price and long-term rental units, and the Ben Yehuda North compound was declared under the VATMAL track. Urban renewal includes the Yoseftal VATMAL compound, pinui-binui compounds brought for declaration such as Aliya - David Remez, and a city-wide building-renewal plan approved in 2025.
New neighbourhoods
- Kfar Saba North - Kiryat HaTze'irim (VATMAL plan 1088). Compound declared a VATMAL compound on 15.1.2018 (mainly state land). Per the city council protocol of 4.9.2024, the plan includes 735 housing units, over 500 of them at target price and about 270 for long-term rental, and it has been marketed. (source)
- Kfar Saba - Ben Yehuda North (VATMAL plan 3014). Compound declared a VATMAL compound under the multi-owner land track on 9.12.2024, per the list of declared VATMAL compounds updated 26.4.2026. (source)
Urban renewal
- Kfar Saba - Yoseftal (VATMAL plan 2040). Pinui-binui compound declared a VATMAL compound on 8.11.2021, per the list of declared VATMAL compounds updated 26.4.2026. (source)
- Aliya - David Remez compound. Request for municipal approval to declare a pinui-binui compound (block 7620, parcels 232, 242, 248, 278, 288) under section 14(a) of the Government Authority for Urban Renewal Law, brought to the city council on 4.9.2024. (source)
Dira Behanacha (discounted housing)
- Dira Behanacha lottery in Kfar Saba - 11th national lottery. Kfar Saba was among the 19 localities in the 11th Dira Behanacha lottery, held per the Ministry of Construction and Housing announcement of 27.7.2026. The announcement does not specify the project location in the city or its number of units. (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 Kfar Saba?
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
- Kfar Saba Magistrates' Court (Civil), Central District, 5 HaTahana St., Kfar Saba. Court registry public counters, including affidavit certification and apostille, are open Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30. Appointments can be booked via GoVisit. (source)
- Central District Court - Lod, 3 HaTziyonut Blvd., Lod. Court registry public counters, including affidavit certification and apostille, are open Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30. (source)
Per the Judicial Authority list of localities by judicial district, Kfar Saba is in the Central District, whose district court is the Central District Court in Lod.
How do you start?
Document the defects, send the contractor written notice, and commission an engineer's opinion when the contractor does not repair.
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 Kfar Saba to sue over construction defects in an apartment in Kfar Saba?
Where is the Magistrates' Court nearest to Kfar Saba?
Kfar Saba Magistrates' Court (Civil), Central District, 5 HaTahana St., Kfar Saba. According to the Judiciary website: Court registry public counters, including affidavit certification and apostille, are open Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30. Appointments can be booked via GoVisit.
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