Contractor sues hotel for NIS 700,000 - and ends up with a debt of NIS 100,000

The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court fully rejected a lawsuit filed by a sealing contractor against the Isrotel chain, owner of the Mitzpe HaYamim hotel in Rosh Pina, who demanded a balance payment of NIS 707,707. Judge Adi Hadar adopted the determinations of the hotel's supervisor and ordered the contractor to pay court costs and attorney fees totaling NIS 100,000.

The Tel Aviv-Jaffa Magistrate's Court fully rejected a lawsuit filed by a sealing contractor against the Isrotel chain, the owner of the Mitzpe HaYamim hotel in Rosh Pina. The contractor demanded a balance payment of NIS 707,707 for sealing work performed at the hotel, as well as payment for additional work, compensation for the cancellation of part of the work, and reimbursement of travel expenses and emotional distress. Judge Adi Hadar adopted the determinations of the hotel's supervisor, ruling that there was no room to retroactively bypass a decision mechanism that the parties themselves had established in the contract. The agreement, signed in October 2018, stipulated that any dispute would be resolved by the hotel's supervisor, and his decision would be final. The court appointed its own expert, engineer Uri Inbal, whose opinion was harsh for the contractor, determining that the material was unsuitable and that leaks were expected. Additionally, it was discovered that the contractor did not have an appropriate contractor's license to perform the work, contrary to his declaration in the contract. The court ruled that the lawsuit reflected an attempt to bypass the contractual decision mechanism. Ultimately, the lawsuit was fully rejected, and the contractor was ordered to pay Isrotel NIS 100,000 plus interest for court costs and attorney fees.