Court Orders Contractor to Pay Over $35,000 for Apartment Defects in Herzliya
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Mako · 15 minutes ago
What happened
A Herzliya court ruled that a contractor must pay over 135,000 shekels to a buyer for numerous apartment defects after the contractor failed to properly address complaints. The buyer discovered multiple issues shortly after moving in and obtained an engineering report estimating repair costs. The court found the contractor lost the right to fix the defects due to neglect and contradictory claims.
- 01Buyer found numerous defects in Herzliya apartment shortly after moving in.
- 02Engineering report estimated repair costs at about 117,479 shekels plus compensation.
- 03Contractor failed to submit counter report and ignored repair requests.
- 04Court ruled contractor lost right to fix defects due to neglect and denial.
- 05Judge ordered contractor to pay nearly 135,000 shekels including legal fees.
- 06Defects were deemed to significantly impair daily apartment use beyond aesthetics.
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