Real Estate, Planning & Zoning
We adopt a business-oriented perspective in all stages of a transaction, and offer a high standard of personalized service.
The firm acts for clients in a wide range of real estate transactions, including the purchase and sale of real estate, leases, and expropriation proceedings. The firm has represented land owners in many eminent domain procedures (also known as expropriation or compulsory purchase), both in the courts and before land appraisers. In addition, we have expertise in agriculture-related real estate transactions and disputes.
We also have extensive experience representing clients in all aspects of real estate litigation, starting from pre-litigation negotiations, through all litigation proceedings, before various forums such as appellate committees, Supervisor of Batim Meshutafim (condominiums), arbitral tribunals, planning and zoning commissions and tribunals, etc. Our real estate litigation experience also provides our clients with valuable insights when negotiating and structuring real estate transactions.
TRANSACTIONAL SERVICES:
- Urban planning, conversion and re-zoning plans, building permits and non-conforming use, planning and building violations
- Real estate transactions, investments, and financing
- Sales and acquisitions, including financing and mortgages
- Development and construction contracts
- Residential and commercial lease and management agreements
- Condominium bylaws
DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES:
- Expropriation, injuries to property and real-estate related torts
- Contractual and ownership disputes, including dissolution of co-ownership
- Collateral liquidation processes, insolvencies, dissolution of real estate partnerships
- Construction defects and delays
- Planning and zoning disputes
- Disputes relating to improvement levy (Heitel Hashbacha) processes and municipal property taxation (Arnona)
- Landlord-tenant disputes including evacuation claims