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Construction defects lawyer in Ramat HaSharon
Did you receive a new apartment in Ramat HaSharon 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: Welcome sign at the entrance to Ramat HaSharon. Photo: דוד שי, Wikimedia Commons, licence CC BY-SA 3.0. The image was cropped.
Where are new apartments being handed over in Ramat HaSharon?
New housing in Ramat HaSharon is planned mainly in Neve Gan North, Glilot, Ramat HaSharon West (a VATMAL compound) and the recreation strip. Urban renewal includes pinui-binui compounds such as Reines, Geulim, Lev HaIr - Sokolov, HaTze'irim and Eilat, and a city-wide building-renewal plan is at the start of planning.
New neighbourhoods
- Neve Gan North. A planned neighborhood north of Neve Gan with 3,150 housing units and an ecological park of about 200 dunams. It is part of Phase A in the city vision document, which describes it as future construction. (source)
- Retzuat HaNofesh (Recreation Strip). A neighborhood of 3,500 housing units to be built north of the HaMishtala neighborhood in Tel Aviv. It is part of Phase A in the city vision document. (source)
- Glilot South. A planned compound of about 19,000 housing units, of which about 16,000 are within Ramat HaSharon, on about 1,714 dunams. It is part of Phase A in the city vision document. (source)
- Glilot North (the Tenth Quarter). According to the city vision document, about 6,000 housing units are to be built in the area alongside culture and leisure centers. (source)
- Ramat HaSharon West (VATMAL compound). Declared a preferred housing compound (VATMAL), plan TMAL/1068, on 9.1.2017. (source)
Urban renewal
- Reines compound. A publicly initiated pinui-binui plan approved in 2025: 104 existing housing units and 270 proposed units, with about 4,000 sq m of commercial and office space. (source)
- Geulim compound. A publicly initiated pinui-binui compound with 180 proposed units, where building permits were issued in 2025; the report lists project execution at 100%. (source)
- Lev HaIr-Sokolov compound. A 72-unit sub-compound declared in 2025 in the developer track; per the report it was or is to be included in a larger declaration in the local authority track. (source)
- HaTze'irim compound. A pinui-binui compound with 435 proposed units, where building permits for 164 units were issued in 2022. (source)
- City-wide plan replacing TAMA 38. The Government Authority for Urban Renewal is advancing a city plan for building-level renewal in Ramat HaSharon: 75 buildings, 962 existing and 2,598 proposed units; status per the report - start of planning. (source)
- Summary of declared compounds. Cumulatively through 2025, Ramat HaSharon had 5 compounds declared in the local authority track with 1,972 proposed units, and 2 compounds in the tax track with 879 units. (source)
- Eilat compound. Pinui-binui compound in the taxation track where building permits were issued; per the Urban Renewal Authority 2023 report, 687 proposed units in total and 100% of the project permitted. (source)
- City-wide building-renewal plan (TAMA 38 replacement). Per the Urban Renewal Authority 2025 report, Ramat HaSharon's city-wide building-renewal plan is at the start-of-planning stage and covers 75 buildings: 962 existing and 2,598 proposed 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 Ramat HaSharon?
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
- Herzliya Magistrates' Court, 31 Ben Gurion St., Herzliya. Court registry public service desks, including affidavit certification and apostille, are open Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30 (source)
- Tel Aviv District Court, 1 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv-Yafo. Registry public service, including affidavit certification, Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30. Apostilles on Sun, Mon and Wed only, during reception hours (source)
Ramat HaSharon is listed by the Judiciary in the Tel Aviv judicial district.
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 Ramat HaSharon to sue over construction defects in an apartment in Ramat HaSharon?
Where is the Magistrates' Court nearest to Ramat HaSharon?
Herzliya Magistrates' Court, 31 Ben Gurion St., Herzliya. According to the Judiciary website: Court registry public service desks, including affidavit certification and apostille, are open Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30
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