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Rental and Loan Law, 5731-1971

חוק השכירות והשאילה

Chapter III: Miscellaneous

Use Without Possession

31.

The provisions of Chapter I shall apply, with the necessary modifications, also to a right granted for consideration to use an asset that does not carry with it the right to possess it, and the provisions of Chapter II shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to such a right granted without consideration.

Repeal

32.

The Second Book of the Mejelle, insofar as it relates to the lease of assets — is repealed.

33.

[The text was incorporated into the Real Property Law, 5729–1969.]

Commencement and Transitional Provisions

34.

This Law shall come into force on the 14th of Tevet 5732 (1 January 1972); the previous law shall continue to apply to any transaction entered into prior to the commencement of this Law.

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First Schedule (Sections 25a and 25f): Apartment Unfit for Habitation

An apartment is unfit for habitation if any of the following conditions applies to it:

(1)It does not include a drainage system, including a system for the regular disposal of sewage and wastewater;

(2)It does not include an electrical system or a lighting system;

(3)It lacks ventilation openings and natural lighting, as well as doors and windows for closing such openings, including a main entrance door fitted with a locking mechanism;

(4)It does not include a system for the supply of drinking water;

(5)It does not include a partition between the toilet facilities and the apartment;

(6)It presents an unreasonable risk to the safety or health of the tenant.

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Second Schedule (Section 25c): Residential Tenancy Agreement

A residential tenancy agreement shall include, inter alia, the following:

(1)The address of the leased apartment;

(2)The names of the parties to the agreement, their identity card numbers, and their addresses;

(3)A description of the leased apartment, its furniture and fixtures, including a description of the common property parts attached to the apartment that have been leased;

(4)The tenancy period, the existence of an option to extend the period and the terms of such option, and the existence of a right to cancel the agreement and the terms of cancellation;

(5)The rent, the date of payment, and the manner of payment;

(6)Additional payments applicable to the tenant that are not rent, if any, and their amounts;

(7)Any defect, or other non-trivial fault in the leased apartment known to the landlord at the time of entering into the agreement, and any other matter in the leased apartment or its surroundings or in the property serving it that causes or is likely to cause a material disturbance to the use of the leased apartment and is known to the landlord at the time of entering into the agreement;

(8)Additional particulars as determined by the Minister of Justice.

Golda Meir — Prime Minister

Yaakov S. Shapira — Minister of Justice

Shneur Zalman Shazar — President of the State

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