Cancellation of taking by eminent domain due to non use for the purpose for which the land was taken

Following a family dispute, a father moved to evict his son from a residential apartment in his ownership after the son and his family resided in the property for years without payment of consideration and without a written agreement. The Court granted the eviction claim.  A commitment to grant a gift in real estate is […]

A brother and sister, who received three apartments from their father as a gift and recorded them under joint ownership, signed a partition agreement.  Under the agreement, they transferred rights to one another to establish exclusive ownership of each apartment (“distribution in kind”), but refused to pay a betterment levy, contending that the transfer was […]

A bidder that won an Israel Land Authority tender for a lease of a plot withdrew its bid, contending that essential information regarding the scope of building rights had been concealed.  The tender committee forfeited ILS 400,000 of the bid guarantee (approximately 25% of the total guarantee). The Court rejected the petition and held that […]

A Seller of rights in a plot (acquired from a receiver) undertook to complete the recording of the rights in his name within 40 days but the recording was affected only after six years.  The purchasers demanded the full liquidated damages stipulated in the contract (ILS 150,000), which constituted approximately 28% of the transaction value. […]