# Arnona

> Municipal property tax, billed by the city, not by the developer.

Canonical: https://shavnu.com/glossary/arnona

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**ארנונה**

Arnona is Tel Aviv-Yafo's municipal tax, assessed on the apartment's size and use zone, billed to whoever the city treats as the occupier. It starts when the city says it starts, which can be around occupancy rather than when you first sleep there. Foreign owners who rent the flat still need a billing address and, often, a local handler. It is separate from va'ad bayit and from mas rechisha.

## Related terms

- [Mas rechisha](https://shavnu.com/glossary/mas-rechisha.md): Purchase tax on Israeli real estate. In 2026 foreigners pay 8% then 10%.
- [Va'ad bayit](https://shavnu.com/glossary/vaad-bayit.md): The building committee fee: stairs, lifts, lobby, and the shared plant.


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Source: https://shavnu.com/glossary/arnona on Shavnu, an independent English guide to the
Sde Dov district in Tel Aviv. Figures come from the public record: Israel Tax
Authority transaction reports, Tel Aviv GIS, tender results and the Hebrew press.