Construction defects lawyer in Lod

Where are new apartments being handed over in Lod?

New construction in Lod follows two tracks: new neighborhoods and quarters planned by the National Committee for Preferred Housing Sites (VATMAL), such as North Lod and the Western Quarter, and pinui-binui urban renewal compounds, including Shlomo HaMelech, King David, the Old City and the Eilat compound. In 2022 the city hosted Mechir LaMishtaken lotteries in the Nir Zvi, Ben Shemen 1 and Ganei Aviv areas.

New neighbourhoods

• Lod North (Lod Tzafon). Plan TMAL/1095/A provides for a residential and employment district in north Lod, on about 1,045 dunams, with residential lots for 1,877 housing units. The plan document does not state a final approval stage; the authorized depositing body is the national committee for preferred housing areas. (source)
• Western Quarter. New residential quarter. According to the plan objectives, about 11,000 housing units, public buildings, commerce, employment, a transport hub and public open spaces, plus additional housing in Moshav Nir Zvi. Plan TML/1087 was approved and published in the Official Gazette on 24.12.2018. (source)

Urban renewal

• King Solomon compound (HaTzofim and Yeriho). Plan TMAL/2012 for pinui-binui urban renewal: about 236 existing units to be cleared and about 3,653 new units planned, with retail and public space. The approval stage is not stated in the document. (source)
• Lod South B. Plan TMAL/2053 includes urban renewal in several compounds in south Lod, mixed uses along Yoseftal Street and a new residential area on a former factory site. Per the explanatory notes, about 865 units will be demolished and the plan totals about 6,109 units. (source)
• Hess neighborhood. Plan TMAL/2002/B for the renewal of the Hess neighborhood, including clearing existing buildings and rezoning, with about 2,400 housing units. The approval stage is not stated in the document. (source)
• Station Square (Commando Square compound). Plan 406-0768135 for urban renewal: clearing 251 units and building 1,724 new units, with retail, employment and public uses. The approval stage is not stated in the document. (source)
• HaTziyonut Boulevard compound (Neve Nof). Plan 406-0488072 for urban renewal by demolishing existing housing blocks (124 units per the explanatory notes), with 742 units in total. The approval stage is not stated in the document. (source)
• King David Compound. Pinui-binui (evacuation and rebuilding) compound. According to the plan objectives, 727 existing housing units are to be cleared and 4,030 housing units built. Plan TML/2046/A was approved and published in the Official Gazette on 15.12.2024. The compound was declared on 22.2.2025, per the Ministry of Construction and Housing urban renewal compounds database. (source)
• Old City. Urban renewal of the Old City area. According to the plan objectives, 1,191 existing housing units are to be cleared and 5,274 new units built, together with commerce, employment and public areas. Plan TML/2007 was approved and published in the Official Gazette on 24.12.2020. (source)
• Eilat Compound (HaZeitim neighborhood). Pinui-binui compound in the HaZeitim neighborhood. According to the urban renewal compounds database: 256 existing housing units and 911 proposed units. Plan TML/2013 was approved and published in the Official Gazette on 9.6.2022. (source)

Dira Behanacha (discounted housing)

• Mechir LaMishtaken lotteries: Nir Zvi, Ben Shemen 1 and Ganei Aviv. In the large March 2022 lottery (held 27.4.2022), 456 apartments in the Nir Zvi area, 681 in Ben Shemen 1 and 296 in Ganei Aviv were offered in Lod. In the October 2022 lottery (held 14.11.2022), 524 apartments in Nir Zvi and 264 in Ben Shemen 1 were offered. Results were published for all of them. No open lottery in Lod as of 14.11.2026. (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 Lod?

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

• Ramla Magistrates' Court, 3 Weizmann Blvd, Ramla. Court registry public counters, including affidavit certifications and apostille: Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30. Appointments can be booked via GoVisit. (source)
• Central District Court (Lod), 3 HaTzionut Blvd, Lod. Court registry public counters, including affidavit certifications and apostille: Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30. (source)

Lod is listed in the Central district in the Judiciary's settlement list. The Central District Court (Lod) has jurisdiction over the Central District and sits in Lod.

Per the Judiciary's settlement list, Lod is in the Central judicial district. Under section 2A of the Courts Order (Establishment of Magistrates' Courts and their Jurisdiction Area), each Magistrates' Court's jurisdiction area is the whole district in which it sits. Lod has no Magistrates' Court; Ramla is the nearest. The court's own page does not list settlements.

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 Lod on the website of the Lod Municipality (request form).

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