A ruling by the District Court makes it clear to the municipalities: if you do not meet the deadlines, the citizen's claims will be accepted without examination. The owner of 4 apartments in Petah Tikva will be exempt from retroactive property tax charges, since the municipality did not respond in time to the objections he submitted.
"The court ruled with great courage as it sends a clear message to the local authorities," says Moti Itzkowitz, a founding partner of a law firm that deals with municipal taxation.