P'ninat Mishpat

Firing during Maternity Leave

based on ruling 79090 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

based on ruling 79090 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Pay for Contractor who Left the Job under Protest – part I

based on ruling 76072 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

based on ruling 76072 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Stopping Rental due to Corona

based on ruling 80107 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

based on ruling 80107 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Payment to Worker’s for a Flawed Job

The defendant (=def) is a yishuv which hired the plaintiff (=pl) to take care of the lighting and sound systems for an event for 7,500 shekels. Both systems malfunctioned at the event. There are mutual complaints by the sides as to whose equipment and/or mistakes were the crucial factors that caused the problems. Despite sending an expert witness to evaluate the situation, beit din cannot determine who is to blame for which problem, but there were problems in the information that def provided pl that could result in sound problems. Does def have to pay in full for incomplete results?

A Landlord's Responsibility

The plaintiffs (=pl) rented an apartment from the defendant (=def). Soon before the end of the rental, they traveled abroad for a few weeks and, when they returned, found the apartment flooded by a seriously leaking hot water tank, with the content of several boxes of their belongings damaged. They claim that since the tank belongs to def, he must pay for the damage and add that def accepted upon himself to pay for the damages and only afterward withdrew his commitment. Def claims that he is not responsible for damages that occurred to the apartment while it was rented to pl and that, in any case, the damage occurred because of pl’s extended stay abroad.

Returning Pre-Payment for a Rental

The defendant (def) rented an apartment to the plaintiff (pl) for a year and paid in advance along with a security deposit. In the middle of the year, pl returned the keys to def and left the apartment. In the meantime, def rented out the apartment to someone else. Pl demands the rental money corresponding to the time when the rental was no longer active. Def responds that ending a binding rental requires a kinyan (an act of finalization) which never took place, so that pl remained the renter even when he stopped living there.

Dispute on the Manner in which a Rental Ended

based on ruling 71077 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

based on ruling 71077 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts

Returning Tuition When a Student Was Expelled – part I