Under the Sale (Apartments) Law, the seller must repair defects according to the inspection period (tkufat bedek) set for each component of the apartment, plus a three-year warranty period added on top. Below is the breakdown of the inspection and warranty periods the law sets out:
| Element inspected | * Inspection period (years) | **Warranty period (years) | Total inspection + warranty period (years) | |
| 1. | Piping (including the heating system and gutters) | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2. | Doors and windows | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3. | Interior flooring and cladding | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4. | Yard development, parking spaces, walls, fences and external infrastructure | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5. | Thermal insulation | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6. | Waterproofing | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7. | Cracks wider than 1.5 mm | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 8. | External cladding | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 9. | Any other non-conformity that is not a fundamental non-conformity | 1 | 3 | 4 |
*The inspection period is defined as the period beginning when the apartment is made available to the buyer.
**The warranty period is defined as a period of 3 years beginning at the end of the inspection period.
The engineers of Arad Bedek Bayit, led by building engineer Ron Arad, whom courts appoint as their own expert on construction defects. The company has been inspecting apartments and buildings since 2001. Engineer Ron Arad · More about the company