Real Estate

• Legal representation before various tribunals – including representation in litigation regarding land, breach of contract, defective construction, proper usage fees, protected tenancy, tenants' eviction, family disputes regarding real estate while dissolving a partnership or marriage, prohibitive injunctive relief, foreclosures, and the like. Similarly, we provide representation in the various administrative tribunals regarding appeals, administrative appeals, administrative petitions and petitions to the High Court of Justice.

• Contracts and agreements related to real estate – drafting and editing varied agreements relating to real estate: contractors' representation and contracts' preparation, representation of buyers in purchasing transactions with contractors, purchase and sale of privately owned apartments, transfer of rights without consideration, representation of entrepreneurs and tenants in agreements regarding urban renewal projects such as TMA 38 (renovation and upgrade), pinui binui (demolition and reconstruction), and such other transactions, including so-called, combination transactions (an exchange deal in which the landowner sells some of the land to a contractor and, as part of the consideration, the contractor builds apartments, or other improvements, for the seller on the land left owned by the latter); sales of lots, real estate partnerships and joint ventures, accompaniment of buying groups, etc. 

• Real Estate Taxation – Our firm provides a complete platform for handling matters related to real estate taxation, starting with an in advance assessment of the situation according to the specific transaction at issue, moving on to formulation of strategy, mapping applicable taxation aspects of a given transaction or situation, and continuing with representation before tax authorities, filing appeals (when necessary and advisable) and utilizing legal action when required (e.g., before appellate committees and filing appeals with the Supreme Court).

• Complete Accompaniment of Entrepreneurial and Contracting Companies – Full range accompaniment of contractors, starting with an urban building scheme, its alteration , securing permits from relevant authorities, advice concerning real estate taxation, financing, assistance and advice regarding routine operations and interactions with various external factors, while according full attention to the specific daily needs attendant a company and/or private enterprise's needs concerning real estate transactions and activities, and responding in real-time to events requiring immediate legal attention throughout the life of the project period and thereafter.

• Property Management – Our firm specializes in asset management and rental, including, representation in negotiations for sufficient funding from a range of financial entities, finding suitable tenants for a given property and negotiating the level of payment, ongoing care vis-à-vis tenant and the authorities, handling charges and various taxes levied by the municipality (where the asset is located), as well as filing requisite reports; in addition, our firm works regularly with a professionals different fields, in order to handle deficiencies occurring in real time affecting a given property handled by our office.

Representation before Authorities:

• Representation before Land Registry Authorities – Representation and accompaniment of transactions that are related to land registry bureaucratic activity, Israel Lands Authority, the Jewish National Fund, urban leasing or to companies responsible for providing housing, concerning arranging land registration, required capitalization, consent fees, development fees, permits, handling horizontal property regimes (registration of condominiums) and land parceling.

• Representation before Local Authorities – Handling property taxation matters, betterment levies, development levies and demands for fees of different kinds. When appropriate, our office is prepared to file relevant objections, appeals and approach various administrative courts, presenting robust, well thought out positions on taxpayers' rights, facing different government agencies. Our insight into such matters, accumulated over decades of practice, allows us to ascertain where to buck governmental overreaching into a property owner's pocket.

• Construction Deficiencies and Defects – We accompany contractors and apartment purchasers in relation to duties owned, concerning various warranties, whether legal or contractual, express or implied , regarding the fitness of the residential apartment both during the examination period (as provided by law or agreement) and thereafter. Our office maintains ties with first rate professionals for assessing the extent of damage during the first stage of accompanying the client. We proceed, hands on, till all repair is complete, according to applicable law. Finally, in the event that deficiencies and/or defects were not repaired, as required, we proceed by turning to judicial avenues.

• Accompaniment of International Transactions – Accompaniment of various projects and real estate investment ventures overseas, and formation of engagement agreements with different entities around the world. Our office maintains transnational working relationships (correspondence) with law firms in the U.S., U.K., Italy, Spain and Turkey. These allow us to address the extensive international activities of our clients abroad in real-time.