7 Lessons
Neighbors and Partners The Shabby Cabby
Mrs. Gartenhaus borrowed 100 NIS from Mrs. Horowitz but the cab driver says he only received 20 NIS. How much does Mrs. G owe Mrs. H?
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions Bar Metzra
I want to soon sell my semi-detached house, which, as is common, is officially owned by the Jewish Agency and rented by me. Do the halachot of giving precedence to buy to adjacent property owners (bar metzra) apply in my case? If yes: does the owner of the other half of my building take precedence over the neighbor from an adjacent building? Do I have to allow my neighbors bargain with me? If they decline at my asking price and someone else bargains me down, do I have to return to the neighbors with that price?
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions Whose Responsibility is it to Make a Proper Fence?
The house we are renting has a somewhat elevated (up to a meter in some places) mirpeset (balcony), with just a 50 cm (20 inch) fence (ma’akeh) around it. We do not want to invest money in a house we do not own. It is our obligation to fix the ma’akeh or the landlord’s? If it is his obligation, can we use that mirpeset, or is it still forbidden until it is fixed? If it is our obligation, can we simply decide to not use the balcony or would it require blocking off?
