# Tofes 4

> The occupancy certificate: the city saying the building may be inhabited.

Canonical: https://shavnu.com/glossary/tofes-4

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**טופס 4**

Tofes 4 is the occupancy / form-4 certificate. Without it you should not take keys as a finished home, connect permanent utilities on a residential basis, or treat the tower as delivered. On a presale, handover language in the contract should name tofes 4, not only 'keys' or 'fit for dwelling' in English. It is a different document from the building permit (heter bniya).

## Where this comes up

- [The Questions To Ask Before You Buy Off Plan Here](https://shavnu.com/blog/questions-before-you-buy.md): Israeli presale law gives buyers mandatory protections, but only if you verify them before you sign. A diligence checklist grounded in the Sale Law and the Sde Dov project registry.

## Related terms

- [Heter bniya](https://shavnu.com/glossary/heter-bniya.md): A building permit: the city authorization to actually construct.


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Source: https://shavnu.com/glossary/tofes-4 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.