What Happens to the Guarantor When the Borrower Goes Bankrupt?
When someone agrees to act as a guarantor on a loan, they take on real financial risk. But what happens when the borrower goes bankrupt...
Author: Gindi-Caspi & Co. Law
Early Lease Exit: When the Landlord Said No to a Replacement Tenant
When a couple renting an apartment in Giv’atayim wanted to leave three months into a twelve-month lease, they offered to find replacement tenants to take...
Divorce and the Family Home in Israel: When Debt Blocks a Spouse from Registering the Apartment
When a couple divorces and agrees that one spouse will take over full ownership of their shared home in Israel, what happens to debts and...
Dampness Defects in a Jointly Owned Building – Who Is Responsible?
When renovation work in one apartment causes dampness that spreads through the building’s common areas and into a neighbor’s home, who is legally on the...
Magistrate’s Court ruled: Reduction in quality of life in a rental property entitles tenants to pay lower rent
A Magistrate’s Court ruling held that extensive building renovations that significantly disrupted tenants’ use of a rented apartment constituted a material defect, entitling them to...
Is a renovation of the building’s common property divided equally among all owners?
According to Section 61 of the Real Estate Law, a condominium is managed according to bylaws that set out the rules between the apartment owners...
A Home Divided: Domestic Abuse Survivor Denied First Chance to Buy Shared Apartment
The Family Court in Be’er Sheva ruled that a woman who owns 80% of the rights in a shared apartment cannot automatically buy her ex-husband’s...
Jerusalem Court Rules on Mental Health: Land Registered in Son’s Name Held in Trust for Father’s Estate
In a rare and emotionally charged case, the Jerusalem Family Court ruled that a property registered in a son’s name was not truly his, but...
Jerusalem Court Orders Correction of Condominium Registration
The Jerusalem District Court ordered the correction of a condominium registration that did not reflect the actual buildings on the property or the valid lease...
Court Rejects Grandfather’s Attempt to Revoke Apartment Gift to Granddaughter
The Haifa Family Court dismissed a grandfather’s claim to cancel his commitment to gift an apartment to his granddaughter, ruling that his signature on a...