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Construction defects lawyer in Rehovot
Did you receive a new apartment in Rehovot 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: Rehovot city entrance sign with the city emblem. Photo: Little Savage, Wikimedia Commons, licence CC BY-SA 3.0. The image was cropped.
Where are new apartments being handed over in Rehovot?
New homes in Rehovot are being built in Kiryat Moshe, Kiryat HaHagana and the Weisgal Center area, including Dira Behanacha lottery projects. The municipality is also advancing urban renewal in older neighborhoods such as Shaarayim, Denya, the Etzel, Milchan and Marmorek compounds, and the Oshiyot core.
Urban renewal
- Kiryat Moshe. Urban renewal plan TMAL/1086 covering about 1,551 dunams, raising capacity from about 2,048 to about 9,854 housing units. According to the municipality site, the project was approved by the National Committee for Preferred Housing Sites and is before signing an umbrella agreement with the state. (source)
- Shaarayim. Preferred housing plan TMAL/2033 in Shaarayim: 58 existing units and 538 new units in 22-25 storey buildings under pinui-binui. The plan provisions (printout dated 13.11.2022) do not state the approval stage. (source)
- Rehovot Center. Renewal compound around the planned metro station at Gan HaMeyasdim and along Herzl St., in a plan funded by the Government Authority for Urban Renewal. The declaration meeting was set for 2.6.2024; no unit count is stated. (source)
- Dania neighborhood. The Government Authority for Urban Renewal confirmed the compound as suitable for renewal under the municipal track, and the municipality is funding a plan. The declaration meeting was held on 4.6.2024; no unit count is stated. (source)
- Etzel, Milchan and Marmorek compounds. According to the municipality site, the three compounds are being promoted by the municipality together with the Rehovot development company. No unit count or planning stage is stated. (source)
- Oshiyot neighborhood core. Rehovot municipality is advancing a detailed urban renewal plan for the core of the Oshiyot neighborhood, based on the Oshiyot master plan. It includes several tracks: densifying existing buildings, small renewal compounds and large renewal compounds. According to the public participation presentation of 5.1.2025, the plan is in preparation and has not yet been deposited. (source)
Dira Behanacha (discounted housing)
- Kiryat HaHagana. The Ministry of Construction and Housing lottery site lists Kiryat HaHagana lots under the Mechir Matara track. Several lots were included in the December 2023 large lottery, which was drawn on 25.2.2024. Lot 2004, with 30 apartments in the lottery, was included in the May 2026 large lottery and drawn on 22.7.2026. (source)
- Weisgal Center. The ministry's lottery site lists a Mechir Matara lottery at Weisgal Center (lots 5-7) in the December 2024 large lottery, with 34 apartments. It was drawn on 27.1.2025. (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 Rehovot?
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
- Rehovot Magistrates' Court, 9 Rozhansky St., Rehovot. Court registry public counters, including affidavit certification and apostille: Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30. (source)
- Central District Court, Lod, 3 HaTziyonut Blvd., Lod. Court registry public counters, including affidavit certification and apostille: Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30. (source)
Rehovot is in the Central judicial district per the Judiciary's locality-by-district list.
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 Rehovot on the website of the Rehovot Municipality's engineering department.
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 Rehovot to sue over construction defects in an apartment in Rehovot?
Where is the Magistrates' Court nearest to Rehovot?
Rehovot Magistrates' Court, 9 Rozhansky St., Rehovot. According to the Judiciary website: Court registry public counters, including affidavit certification and apostille: Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30.
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