Request for acquiring ownership right to land

Who can submit request

• Owners of capitalized leasehold rights to land intended for residential and employment purposes in the urban sector may acquire full and exclusive ownership of the land.
• Owners of rights to land as specified above may submit a request to acquire ownership of the land.
• It is possible to purchase "upgraded lease", which grants the existing benefits of ownership, except for registration as an owner and the need for approval from Israel Land Authority at the time of transferring rights to the property, for the following lands:
  • Property that has not yet been registered as a subdivision and/or condominium order and therefore does not constitute a separate registration unit.
  • Property for which the rights are registered with Land Registry Office in accordance with land use scheme or in part of the land.
  • Property in a small community settlement and in an agricultural settlement that has not received approvals to grant ownership.
  • Sublessees of land owned by the State of Israel, Development Authority and Israel National Fund.
  • Property on land that has not yet undergone a land settlement process that is not for the purpose of building a condominium.

Threshold conditions for submitting the request

Capitalized lease agreement that meets one of the following conditions:

• It is not in violation of any kind.
• It does not include conditions that prevent the acquisition of ownership.
• Full details of conditions are specified in Procedure No. 90.01B.

What should be attached to the request

All mandatory documents listed in the request form should be attached.

Cost of the service

• Payment for acquisition of ownership - The decision of Israel Land Council determines in which cases ownership will be acquired for payment and in which cases ownership will be granted without payment.
• See Procedure No. 90.01B - Consolidated table of general information on the eligibility of tenants of capitalized property to acquire ownership in accordance with the reform.

After acquiring ownership to land

• Tenants who have acquired ownership to land will be able to register as owners at Land Registry Office (TABU) only after registering a subdivision or after registering a condominium.
• After acquiring and registering ownership, the owners will be able to apply directly to Land Registry Office or local committees to carry out actions on the land:
  • Without the need for approval or consent from Israel Land Authority.
  • Without being required to pay any fee for these actions, such as: transferring rights and building additions.
• Israel Land Authority may condition the transfer of ownership on terms and conditions, including with regard to the acquisition of rights in it in the future or with regard to obligation to purchase from the tenants or from others who would have rights to the property.

How to submit request 

1. Print out and fill in the request form for acquiring ownership rights to land.
2. Attach all required documents.
3. Send by registered mail to Israel Land Authority to the business region where the land or property is located for which the request is submitted.

It is possible to find out the address of the business region or service region that handles the requested property in one of the following ways:

• Through the personal area of  Israel Land Authority (My ILA).
• Through the "Who Serves You" service.
• At the phone call center: *5575 or 03-9533333.

Continuation of the request handling 

1. If the documents have been submitted and filled out correctly - the request will be forwarded for further processing by the professional units of Israel Land Authority and a notification to this effect will be sent to the applicants. In contracts in which the acquisition is for payment and their area exceeds one dunam, a transaction is made regarding them. A notification to this effect will be sent to the applicants along with the file number and a voucher for the fee payment.
2. If corrections are required - the application will be returned to the applicants, with all the mandatory documents that were submitted, for their correction and resubmission.
3. If request is rejected - a written notification will be sent.

In order to clarify the status of the request at any stage, the file number should be provided to the service representatives at the phone call center: *5575 or 03-9533333.

Notes 

• The information presented below is not a substitute for professional advice and nothing contained herein may serve as a basis for any claim.
• If there is disagreement between this information and the provisions of the law, the provisions of the law should prevail.
• Israel Land Authority is authorized, inter alia, to reject the request, to approve it with conditions or to make its consideration subject to conditions.
• Payment, if necessary, on a date to be determined by Israel Land Authority is a condition for the transaction execution.
• If Israel Land Authority decides to approve the execution of the transaction, it will be carried out in accordance with the decisions of Israel Land Council and the procedures of the Authority that will be in effect on the date of the transaction execution.