Foreclosures and interest on fines that were not delivered to their owners
An alarming phenomenon: dozens of residents are complaining that their account has been confiscated, or that they have received a payment demand for fines thatinflated" due to failure to pay on time, allegedly But in fact they never knew about the existence of these fines. When they turn to the municipality for clarification, they are told that the municipality sends the letters by registered mail and in their opinion if it is stated that they have been received, in their view they have been received.
Orit Sarna, a 70-year-old resident of Haifa, has not been fined in all her 70 years, she says. Until the fine she received about two months ago in the neighborhood where she lives, which she also received, according to her, unjustly.
Sarna says that she received the fine because they suddenly decided to put up a sign that prohibits parking near her house, due to construction being carried out there. She made sure to pay immediately because the report that was left on the windshield of her car. But then came a demand for additional payment which she received in the mail, which includes additional interest, but in fact she did not know at all about the existence of this report.
It turns out that a year ago, in June 2021, Orit parked in Talpiot market to do some shopping. She apparently parked in a no-parking spot, without her knowledge. But according to her, she never received the report. Just two weeks ago, she suddenly received a demand for payment. When she contacted the collection department at the municipality, it was explained to her that the fine was from July, and that in September 2021, two notices were sent to her by registered mail. As mentioned, Orit never received the notices When she tried to explain to the clerk that she never received the reports and they never reached her at all. The clerk replied that from the municipality's point of view, if it is recorded in the mail that the letter was delivered, from their point of view it was delivered. Now Orit does not even have the option of appealing the payment of the fine.
David Fitzlin, a resident of the city who has had a business selling fruits and vegetables on Moriah Street for more than 30 years, was also amazed when his account was seized due to a report with interest for not keeping order and cleanliness, and in addition an inflated report with interest for parking in a prohibited place. In a face-to-face conversation, he says that he does not understand what the reports are about and that he has never received a demand for payment before.
These are just two examples, of course, many more reports have reached the Hai system here about inflated fines that come as a surprise to the residents, without them even knowing of their existence, and when they try to find out or challenge the evil of the decree, they are left helpless, and in their desperation, are forced to pay.
The Haifa Municipality informed Haifa:
When a parking report is issued for a vehicle within the city of Haifa, the Municipality of Haifa works to locate the details of the vehicle owner, in accordance with the updated details in the licensing office. After that, the municipality works to locate the updated address of the vehicle owner in the Ministry of the Interior.
A penalty payment notice is sent to the updated address, even before any collection procedures are taken. This notice details the details of the parking offense, including the time, place and date, the amount of the fine, as well as the options for canceling the report by submitting a request to the municipal prosecutor or submitting a request to be tried in court. This notice is sent by registered mail with delivery confirmation. It will be clarified that the municipality relies on and relies on the approvals which she receives from Israel Post, and this in accordance with the provisions of the law.
Only after the fine payment notice has been sent, and the fixed deadlines for submitting a request to cancel the report or a request to be tried have been replaced, and after the report becomes final, collection procedures will be taken against the recipient of the report. Before a bank lien is imposed, two demands will be sent to the registered address of the recipient of the report Additional payment in which the details of the debt will be detailed and the option to settle it will be given.
A citizen who wishes to cancel the parking report or to cancel the additional arrears accumulated on the grounds that he did not receive the parking report and was not aware of its existence can submit an appropriate request, even if the deadlines have passed and collection procedures have already been taken. As part of the request, all the relevant circumstances must be specified, and it will be forwarded to the municipal prosecutor in the municipality, where each request will be examined on its merits according to its circumstances. It should also be noted that the citizen also reserves the right to submit a request to be judged on the parking report, but he must submit a request for an extension of time to the Local Affairs Court in which the reasons for not submitting his request on time will be detailed. The decision on the request will be given by the Local Affairs Court.
There is a way to fight this filthy usurper...only a class action lawsuit will convince the municipality...they act maliciously and with the first intention of the "successful" method, because they know very well that everyone behaves like a frightened herd...
Even in West Kiryat Haim they don't hand out mail but throw mail away. I sometimes find myself being used as a sub postman.
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I just went through a similar experience when the exaggeration is greater - the report was registered on 16.5.21, but no report was left on the car itself!! On 25.9.21 I received 2 reports and I may not remember that I signed for the courier from the post office and that's exactly what needs to be checked!! The reports bore a letter delivery date of 27.7.21!!. When I appealed a day later on 26.9.21 one of the reports due to a mistake in the address on the report - I immediately received confirmation by email that the appeal was received and an email in November (!) that the matter was being handled. Later a letter arrived bearing the date 12.10.21!!! In which it is written that the complaint was developed by the legal advisor to the government, Mr. Morris Yacovi, and only then did he respond to the appeal request. When I expressed my objection to the long processing time, the Haifa municipality is probably profiting from it, since the amount increased from 250 NIS to 375 NIS, and they answered me with the same beautiful explanation in your article, that is, "the blue Sent by registered mail""……. Someone is counting on us not to turn to the courts and simply give up and pay.!!! I intend to turn to small claims in principle!!
Dear animal, go with them to the end. They don't cancel reports even when they know the citizen is right. Ask to be tried.
Shame on the conduct of the Haifa Municipality. In fact, it is possible and necessary to say that the Haifa Municipality is thieves and tramples on the citizen.
This is what happens to me.
They pass fines that I don't have the vehicles and I don't have any vehicle in my name.
And Haifa editing is a massacred and trained community to give reports and we must stop them.
And what these wretched officials do, they get a premium on fines. Then but they will accept. If they don't try to give fines for nothing.
It turns out that the Haifa municipality is trying to hold onto the altar funds really tightly and promote its financial interests at the expense of the residents.
I parked this week on Hess Street, which is where I live, on a red and white sidewalk, and that's because at 00:30 a.m. it's impossible to legally find parking on the aforementioned street.
It turns out that the city inspector got up early in the morning of a day of premeditated action. It turns out that I received the report at 7:25.
It turns out that they are aware of the plight of the matter and in order to justify the magnitude of the offense which is a default for the resident, they are willing to spend the summer when it is hot, because by all accounts another quarter of an hour later I would move the car to the right place first, thank you Haifa Municipality.
God the shark,
Do not worry .
Doctor Klish, in another year and a half, you will no longer be at the head of the system.
We will replace her.
I write two emails every day to the mayor's office and the Haifa municipality's public inquiries department, and do you know what they do with my emails? They are being erased, so in another year and a half we, the residents of Haifa, at the ballot box, will learn how to walk left, right, left on the way home from the bureau
It happened to me too. I received a phone call from the bank that is about to foreclose and they referred me to a law firm that handles it. And all this was at the peak of the Corona virus. Without receiving a payment notification.
I believe that the Haifa municipality will examine and handle this matter carefully. Shabbat Shalom.
God save the mayor of Haifa, who is probably following in the footsteps of Carmel Shama HaCohen, the bully mayor of Ramat Gan. She must be stopped in the next election. People forgot to be good people!
It's unbelievable what's happening in Haifa. I also received a report after over a year that I never knew existed. The transfer is not clear and I don't remember a fine of NIS 250 totaling NIS 378 according to what interest rate what is the gray market
delusion. An appeal will be sent
I have an orderly parking ticket and in addition operate Pango
The municipality's response has nothing to do with reality. It might look like that on some paper somewhere, in practice everything is accepted as if in retrospect - without details and with a fine and a threat.
There has been a trend of not delivering reports and messages from the municipality for years..there is a problem here for years..people don't receive because they don't really send..marking as if sent to a resident..that's how the municipality makes more money and they don't care that citizens are knocked in vain..no one He will also check it because everyone is in on this lie in the municipality apparently.. it happened twice with me with complete certainty.. and the resident will break his head..
Happened to me too..
Although the report is justified, I did not know about its existence until I found out that I had suddenly been confiscated from the bank.
After countless phone calls and about 3-4 months of treatment, the fine was reduced.
This seems to be a successful method. Be persistent and ask for a copy of the delivery confirmation as proof that the mail was delivered.
They also sent me a double fine for a fine that I didn't even know about and didn't receive. about 8 years ago. I tried to call the municipality and asked to pay at least the fine without doubling it and explained that I didn't know about it and I didn't receive any mail about the fine and I didn't answer and I had to pay NIS 1000. It's infuriating and it's theft. I hope this injustice will be taken care of. Just thieves.
Demand to see in person a confirmation of delivery of registered mail to the address of the Ministry of the Interior! The Ministry of Transport is often not synchronized with the Ministry of the Interior as is commonly claimed. Go with the municipality to the end and not give up a single penny!
I received a bogus bill for NIS 500 when I parked my car on a one-way street in Carmel west of a street that in principle only the residents of the street drive on because it is not on the main thoroughfare of Derech Hayam. In addition, two Tama projects are being built in front of our house so that three public parking lots have been temporarily canceled due to the construction. It happened that a concrete mixer arrived and the driver, at the height of his impudence, called the municipal inspection at 7:30 in the morning and then a very creative inspector named Eli Sasson decided to register a report of NIS 500. Kudos to Haifa Municipality.
I thought it was just me hallucinating... it's good that there is a press. This happened to me too. I talked to a guy from the parking enforcement department at the municipality to clarify the issue. After that I sent an email to the enforcement department and waited for a reply that was not received. I called again and was answered by a nice guy named Rada who told me that he was passing the test on to a legal consultant for an answer and that an answer was expected to be received within a week. It's been three weeks and I'm still waiting. Why are they waiting for this bogus fine to get more interest and penalties. Why abuse civilians? I also work in a public company, but it is important to me to provide good, professional and fast service.
I would appreciate help, who should I talk to there so that this fine is canceled?
Have a lovely weekend everyone
Registered mail lie.
The municipality has a phone for every citizen. You can call or send sms.
They are doing everything to make it difficult, with the intention of extracting more money from the citizens.
Be careful and an inspector will take a picture of my car and I will appear in the picture, his next pictures will be X-rays in the surgical department of a hospital.
It happened to me too
Suddenly I received a message from the bank about a foreclosure from the municipality of Haifa for non-payment of a report that I never received and did not know existed
Silly Sid the municipality forced its hand into my account and stole 500 shekels from me
The bad inspectors will come for their punishment for robbing the public. You get money for reports who brings more. Their punishment is guaranteed for robbery. A corrupt municipality.
The corrupt Haifa municipality that exists. Taxation in heaven. We need to support parasites who are like workers.
A municipality wants income from illegal fines to pay salaries. They stole the municipal coffers. corrupt Free food thieves. card complexes travelers all day.
For many years, Maria has been working in the parking department in the municipality, so maybe it's time to check what percentage of reports she approves to cancel...
A delusional mayor leads to even more delusional behavior. About two years ago, I received a report for a car from 1997 that I sold in 2007 and the ownership was transferred. What's more: this car left the road in 2016 following a total loss accident and the parking report was for parking in 2019. I reported this to the municipality and emphasized that I am not asking for the cancellation of the report, but asking to be tried. Unfortunately, I was informed that due to the unique circumstances, they decided to accept my request and cancel the report. I planned to make a circus out of them in court and they wouldn't let me. rope.
It is impossible to trust mail messages that were supposedly delivered these days. The post office, since it was privatized, has gone completely off the rails. Most postmen do not bother to go up to the recipient's apartment to deliver the mail. At best they drop into his mailbox and rattle off something masquerading as a signature on their phone. In the worst case, they put it in another mailbox, or return it on the grounds that the recipient was not at home. Happened to me many times because I live on the 4th floor and have to go up to me.
In our building, a hand collects letters delivered by the postman. I live in a building with 7 flights of stairs. I wanted to explain to the postman where the entrance to each stairwell was, but he didn't want to hear it. For a long time he brought here, to Sdot Hanasi 119, letters that were destined for 119 Yaffe Nof Street. I wanted to explain to the postman that it was a different street, but he turned his back on me and walked away. Twice I wrote letters of complaint to the postal administration. Nothing will be done. Only recently, a few days ago, the postman was finally replaced. In my opinion, the fines of the municipality should be taken to court, because the municipality is taking advantage of the dysfunction of the post office for additional profits, on the profits of the high property tax in Haifa.
First, file a request for a trial with a request for an extension of time (just in case). As part of the requests, you will ask the court to compel the municipality to present the delivery confirmation of a registered mail item. Many times they don't have it. I have also come across the phenomenon that it was recorded in the confirmation as if it had been delivered even though in practice there was no delivery or the recipient refused to accept.
In my experience there is no point in resisting. I have submitted an affidavit from the municipality messenger stating that he verified the address with a representative of the building committee and entered his name. But unfortunately this representative passed away a few months before his meeting with the municipality representative. The court did not mind. I wish them to meet again, and soon, with the same representative.
Greetings,
I would like to raise an issue that concerns many of the city's residents through my personal involvement.
The Maccabi Barach Coop branch. Herzl is used by the residents of the neighborhood.
For years, the parking spaces in the area have not met the needs of those who need treatments, etc. of the box office. Moreover, even those willing to pay for 3 15 s and park in the adjacent parking lot find out that it also fills up quickly. In the not-so-distant past, there were several single spaces on Herzl Street where you could park.
It seems that one of the trusted bodies is bothering to eliminate the remaining parking spaces.
One of the days last week I needed an examination by a surgeon there. I arrived just in time, and I parked in a place where I was sure that parking was allowed according to the law - the sidewalk next to the parked car was painted white and I even saw a blue sign allowing parking.
I rushed to check. When I returned to the car I was surprised to see a report for parking "without stopping". I looked at the sidewalk and I didn't see any sign of red color but blue and white.
On a sign post, *next to a huge tree trunk*, there was a no stopping sign and some other yellow sign. The sign was new and seemed to have been installed not long ago.
Since I usually park according to the law, I checked why I got the report after I checked the color of the sidewalk again, (and I wasn't wrong) I checked what was the reason I parked there when such a sign prohibits it.
I walked along the street on the road, risking being hit by a car, for about 100 meters and from there I started photographing the location of the road sign as if I were going to the KOPH. The distant photograph is not so clear because of its distance. The following photographs clearly show... a tree trunk. At the "Parking" sign. As you get closer, you see the parking sign and the trunk of the tree.
Only when you pass the race and the "no stopping" sign is behind the car do you notice that the parking sign is further away. But the sidewalk, as mentioned, is painted blue and white.
Under these circumstances, a person who needs, for all the reasons in the world, a doctor's care and is in a hurry for an examination, would not think of looking *behind* a sign that prohibits parking on the spot, especially when the sidewalk next to the car is painted white.
I would be happy if someone from the authorities would do the necessary to make the sign stand out and to change the colors of the pavement.
Signage should be clear, distinct and visible to every driver - whether he is on his way to medical treatment or whether he is on his way to buy milk.
The goal is to avoid as much as possible making it difficult for the driver public,
But - a goal separately and a municipality separately.
You thief, who will read all this?
The same happens with property tax payments.
The notices for payment arrive by mail after the last time for payment and then the citizen is charged on the next bill for not paying the bill on time.
This happens to me too. I receive the property tax bill to my email after the due date and I have to pay a fine for "a bill not paid on time"
I intend to file a lawsuit against the municipality and collect the fines that were illegally collected from me.
The problem in my opinion is in the mail!!
Dozens of letters arrive in my mailbox and that of my neighbor whose name the recipient does not live in the building but the address is correct, or another address and they just put the letters away....
indeed. A terrible problem with Israel Post.
There is no law and no one to talk to.
As much as I complained (with confirmations of receipt from the post office), letters that do not belong to me still arrive in my mailbox.
You can explode!
I have videos of a guy with a motorcycle going to the house, not even opening the entrance gate towards the house, throwing envelopes, giving the impression of giving. and moves to the next address. And this is a guy sent by enforcement. I told him why do you do this to people. He claimed there are dogs there. He started the motorcycle and drove away
This week I myself saw an inspector photographing 2 vehicles that were stopped on the side of the road because something crossed the road and they didn't even notice that the inspector was photographing them.
And he just took pictures of them and who can they complain to, just brazenness, the inspectors should be checked. They only think about the money they will get whoever brings more reports gets a prize like a kid in kindergarten who doesn't think.
Car drivers are dangerous.
(Thank God I don't have a car)
They have the financial ability to own a car and get around with dignity,
And with all this welfare they have to put effort into finding parking.
This is a chosen choice.
Where are the poor?
Not only was there no warning about non-payment, but also not about the foreclosure itself.
I found out about it in retrospect on Friday, three days after it went into effect.
On Fridays there is no bank to go to, and on that day my rent check was expected to drop.
The Haifa municipality put me in the mouth, chewed, chewed and spat out on the side of the sidewalk like a rascal.
It was an experience.
And it was in May in the middle of the closure.
Many stories, this was just an anecdote.