Renew the registration of assets in the Land Registry

• A land registration application signed by the applicant and authenticated by an attorney. The application must include a detailed explanation of the matter or the applicant’s right to the land.
• An extract of the previous registration of the land, bill of sale, deed, registration certificate or any other document testifying that the land was registered, and that the registration was destroyed or blurred.
• If the applicant has no original documents, but only copies, he or she should note that in the application and state, as far as he or she knows, where the original documents are kept.
• A list providing the name and address, as far as the applicant knows, of every person who has rights that must be listed in the Registry.
• A copy of the registration of the land in the purchase tax records and the compensation fund, including information about the registered owner, the date of registration, and the location of the plot, or confirmation from the property tax and compensation fund manager or his representative that the land is not registered in his listing. This paragraph shall not apply if the application is submitted by the state.
• A copy of the land listing in the record of the local authority where the land is located, including information about the registered owner, the date of registration, and the location of the plot, or confirmation from the local authority that the land is not registered in its records.
• Confirmation from the director of the Survey of Israel regarding involuntary acts done regarding the land, such as expropriation or parcelization.
• Confirmation from the director of the Survey of Israel that the land is located within the borders of the State of Israel (where this is in doubt).
• Confirmation from a clerk of the Settlement of Rights Department that no settlement procedure regarding the land is in progress.
• An affidavit by the applicant confirming the accuracy of all the facts, details, documents, and records included with the application.
• A declaration by others supporting the application and the right of the applicant or owner to the land.

Please note: You must verify and submit the documents for each case individually in accordance with the land ordinances and the registration procedures, and make certain that the information regarding the land and the identification information of all the parties are accurate and matching in the documents submitted for registration.

The instructions regarding the required documents apply to the main procedures, and are not to be taken as instructions or advice in cases where additional laws apply.

Examples of cases in which you must submit additional documents:

• When the registration application is submitted by an heir of the person with registration rights:
  • You must include an inheritance order or a probate order.
• When the application or the documents submitted with it are signed by a power of attorney:
  • You must include a legally authenticated power of attorney.
• When the land is in a procedure regarding the settlements of its rights:
  • You must include confirmation from the settlement clerk to register the note. You must make certain that the registration is done within the period of time specified in the confirmation. When the property is listed in the condominium register, there is no need for confirmation.
• When a corporation is a party to the act:
  • A written protocol or decision of the corporation testifying to the decision to perform the requested transaction.
  • The proof that is required in accordance with Regulation 10 of the Land Regulations may be provided in one of the following ways:
    1. The signature of an attorney (any attorney) on the regular version of the document, in accordance with Regulation 10 of the Land Regulations (Management and Registration), 2011.
    2. Alternatively, proof may be submitted that the corporation exists, that it is fit to carry out the requested transaction(s), and that the corporation’s decision of ________________ [date] was made in accordance with the law. The proof may be provided by any attorney or accountant of the company, to be noted in a separate decision, protocol, or document.
    3. In a case where the power of attorney includes notarization in accordance with Section 3 of the Notary Regulations of 1977  — that one who has signed a power of attorney may signed on the company’s behalf — there is no need to include a protocol or decision by the corporation.
  • Confirmation from an attorney (any attorney) or accountant of the company regarding the identities of those who are authorized to sign on behalf of the aforesaid corporation. The confirmation may be provided separately or in a decision or protocol.
  • If a year has passed since the protocol was prepared, written confirmation by an attorney or accountant must be included stating that the corporation is still in existence and, in accordance with its memo and bylaws, may perform the requested act, and that the people listed in the protocol are still authorized to act and sign documents in the corporation’s name.
• When one of the parties to the transaction is a foreign corporation:
  • You must include all the listed corporate documents, together with confirmation from an Israeli attorney who specializes in the laws of the country in which the corporation is registered, stating that the corporation is competent to perform the action according to those laws.
• When essential documents written in a foreign language are included:
  • You must include a notarized translation into Hebrew. If the documents are in Arabic or English, the inspector may ask for a notarized translation.
• When the ID number is not listed next to the name of the one possessing the rights in the Land Registration listing, or the identification details do not match the listing in the Land Registry:
  • You must include:
    • Various proofs in original documents, such as: a registration certificate or deed, bill of sale or lease, old tax receipts or legal proofs from the acting authorities that are sufficient to link the one claiming the rights and the registered owner of the registered rights.
    • Detailed affidavits from the party claiming the right and of another person. The affidavits must be prepared and verified as stipulated in Paragraph 15 of the Evidence Ordinance [New Version] of 1971. The affidavits must be detailed and include the source of the acquaintance and the knowledge of the owner of the rights to the property.