by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law and Notary | Mar 31, 2012 | Consumer Rights, Real Estate, Rental Issues
Mold, Drainage and Moisture in Israel are a well-known painful phenomenon that affects half of this country’s apartments. This is the sad reality we have to deal with. As I have written previously, the sole responsibility to fix moisture and mold lies on the... by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law and Notary | Mar 24, 2012 | Rental Issues
The problem begins right here, because in fact this should not be a tenant issue at all, but a landlord issue. Unfortunately in Israel, most landlords have a total disregard for the subject. Moisture, Drainage and New Immigrants: This is a bad combination because... by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law and Notary | Oct 29, 2011 | Rental Issues
If you are planning on renting an apartment, you should ask yourself: should I trust my landlord, should I use my common sense, or should I only trust the written word in the contract? My answer is very simple: You should use the combination of your common sense and... by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law and Notary | Mar 12, 2011 | Real Estate, Rental Issues
Protected Tenant Law Clause The first paragraph you will certainly see in a contract is “Protected Tenant Law Clause” referring to an old law whereby tenants, under certain circumstances, received special rights in that they could (with a high probability) not be made... by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law and Notary | Mar 5, 2011 | Rental Issues
If you are about to rent any real estate, especially a house or an apartment in Israel, you may find it a bit difficult to navigate the legal system concerning a contract. This document was created to help you with a few issues that will certainly arise in the... by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law and Notary | Jul 11, 2010 | Rental Issues, Small Claims
Rental Issues and the Small Claim Courts Among the most popular issues when dealing with rents you will find: unpaid bills, the division of the bill’s amount when subletting or when the apartment was divided into two (most likely not legally done) by the... by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law and Notary | Dec 27, 2009 | Rental Issues
Protected Tenant Law Clause The first paragraph you will certainly see in a contract is “Protected Tenant Law Clause” referring to an old law whereby tenants, under certain circumstances, received special rights in that they could (with a high probability) not be made... by Tzvi Szajnbrum, Attorney at Law and Notary | Dec 27, 2009 | Civil & Litigation, Consumer Rights, Lawyer & Client, Rental Issues
Lease Agreements, Lawyers’ Fees and Real Estate Agents’ Fees As in the United States, the signing of contracts is not a simple thing, and the implications are usually long term and not always positive. One of the sins of the Internet era (among...