Construction defects lawyer in Tel Aviv-Yafo

Where are new apartments being handed over in Tel Aviv-Yafo?

In Tel Aviv-Yafo, new construction is concentrated in new districts in the north of the city, such as the Sde Dov quarter and the north-west district (TA/3700). The municipality is also advancing urban renewal under plan TA/5555 and in neighborhoods such as Jaffa D, Kfir, and Neve Chen, Nir Aviv and Neve Eliezer, some of them on a combined track of demolition alongside upgrading of existing buildings.

New neighbourhoods

• Sde Dov District - Northern Section. According to the municipality, the Sde Dov - Northern Section plan has been approved and is getting under way. It includes thousands of housing units of various sizes, among them several hundred affordable housing units. (source)
• North-West Tel Aviv - TA/3700. An urban district planned by the municipal engineering administration along the northern coast under outline plan TA/3700, with mixed uses, a coastal park and cliff preservation. Objections to detailed plans 3700/1-3700/5 were heard between 5.6.2019 and 11.9.2019, and the municipality published a protocol of the discussion of the investigator's conclusions dated 30.5.2021. (source)

Urban renewal

• TA/5555 - Comprehensive Urban Renewal Plan. A citywide comprehensive plan advanced after TAMA 38 expired. Per the explanatory notes it sets building-permit rules for about 1,720 plots holding about 20,000 existing units and allows a nominal addition of about 20,500 units. At its 23.7.2025 session the local subcommittee decided to continue the discussion before recommending deposit to the District Committee. (source)
• Jaffa D (Givat HaTmarim). An urban renewal plan by way of pinui-binui (evacuation and reconstruction) in Jaffa D (Givat HaTmarim). According to the municipality, the local planning committee approved the plan on 16.3.2022. (source)
• Kfir neighborhood (Kfar Shalem) - TA/MK/5081. About 130 dunams in south-east Tel Aviv with roughly 600 apartments built in the early 1970s. A policy document (TA/MK/9100) was approved in 2023, and the municipality is advancing a detailed renewal plan at its own initiative and cost. In December 2025 the City Engineer's forum approved advancing it to the local committee, subject to conditions. (source)
• Neve Chen, Nir Aviv and Neve Eliezer. In December 2020 the planning subcommittee approved a policy document for the three neighborhoods, setting a combined track in which some buildings are demolished and rebuilt while others are upgraded. The municipality holds residents' meetings by compound. (source)
• Zivia Lubetkin 32-38 (TA/MK/5128). A combined-track plan: demolition and rebuilding of Lubetkin 32, 34 and 38, and upgrading of building 36. Per the residents' meeting summary, there are about 96 units in the plan area and about 240 are proposed. At the time of the meeting the plan was at an early stage and had not yet been discussed by the local committee. (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 Tel Aviv-Yafo?

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

• Tel Aviv-Yafo Magistrates' Court (Weizmann St.), 1 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv-Yafo. Registry public counters, including affidavit certification and apostille, open Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30. Apostille in this building on Tue and Thu only; on Sun, Mon and Wed apostille is available at the District Court (1 Weizmann St.) or at the Magistrates' Court at 25 Schocken St. (source)
• Tel Aviv District Court, 1 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv-Yafo. Registry reception, including affidavit certification, Sun-Thu 08:30-13:30. Apostille on Sun, Mon and Wed only. (source)

Per the Judiciary's list of localities by judicial district, Tel Aviv belongs to the Tel Aviv 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. You can check the building file in Tel Aviv-Yafo on the website of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality (digital archive).

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