Considerations for renters to consider
- Apartment Rentals in Israel
- Discovery of deficiencies in the apartment
According to the law, the tenant has ‘freedom of choice’ between the two alternatives, self-repair or reduction of the rent.
But is nevertheless expected of the tenant to be fair and not to make an arbitrary choice.
The tenant is expected to consider the interest of the landlord, certainly in cases where there is almost no harm to his own interest.
Not to cause the landlord to be considered a breach of contract by not repairing the defect.
At the same time, we explained that the purpose of compensation is not to punish the landlord but to compensate the tenant.
And it is also stipulated that: “A liability arising from a lease contract must be fulfilled in an acceptable manner and in good faith, and the same is true of the use of a right deriving from the contract.”
