Sublet guides

Everything worth knowing before you move into a sublet: where to look, what to check, what the law says and what it costs, plus guides to the cities and neighbourhoods.

Guides

• How to find a sublet in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem

  How to find a sublet in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem: Facebook groups vs Yad2 vs platforms, what to ask before a viewing, scam red flags, landlord consent, receipts.

• Subletting in Israel: what it is and what the law says

  Subletting in Israel is legal with the landlord's consent, in advance and in writing. What section 22 says, what if your landlord refuses, and who's liable.

• How much a sublet costs in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

  Tel Aviv rent prices for 2026 from the CBS, with Jerusalem’s, by room count: how a sublet compares, what the price should include and how deposits work.

• Student sublets near Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University

  Tel Aviv University housing and Hebrew University sublets: dorms or off campus, the closest neighbourhoods, when to look and what to check. No agency fees.

• Sublet with a mamad: how to check the safe room before you book

  Looking for a sublet with a mamad? Mamad, mamak and shelter explained, which buildings have one, how long you have to take cover, and what to ask the host.

• Sublet agreement: a free template, plus the landlord’s consent letter

  A free sublet agreement template for Israel, with a landlord consent letter: fill in the details, then print or save as PDF. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.

City and neighbourhood guides

• Sublets in Tel Aviv

  Sublet in Tel Aviv by the month: seven neighbourhoods compared, what the rent covers, when to search, safe rooms and how to avoid scams. No agent fees.

• Sublets in Jerusalem

  Sublet in Jerusalem by the month: Nachlaot, Rehavia, Katamon and more, what rent costs and when to look. No agent fee; pay the host at key handover.

• Sublets in Florentin

  Sublets in Florentin, Tel Aviv: renting by the month near the Red Line. What to check on noise, parking and safe rooms, and how you pay the host. No agent fee.

• Sublets in Ramat Aviv

  Ramat Aviv sublets near Tel Aviv University: how Aleph, Neve Avivim and Gimel differ, which buildings have a safe room, and the train. No agent fees.

• Sublets in Nachlaot

  Nachlaot apartments for rent by the month: furnished sublets in old stone houses by Mahane Yehuda market. What to check before you move in, and no agency fee.

• Sublets in Katamon

  Katamon sublet guide: Old Katamon vs the Katamonim, stone houses vs newer blocks, safe rooms and getting around Jerusalem. No agency fees; you pay the host.

• Sublets in City Centre

  Sublets in Lev HaIr, Tel Aviv: 1930s buildings by Rothschild and Sheinkin. What counts as Lev HaIr, safe rooms, Red Line stops, parking, noise. No renter fees.

• Sublets in Old North

  Old North sublets: a month or more on Tel Aviv's Geddes-plan streets by the sea. What to check on safe rooms, lifts and parking, and when the light rail comes.

• Sublets in Rehavia

  Sublets in Rehavia, Jerusalem: furnished apartments for a month or more by the city centre. Safe rooms, elevators, the walk to Givat Ram and the Blue Line.

• Sublets in German Colony

  German Colony sublets in Jerusalem: Templer houses, the Emek Refaim light rail works, Park HaMesila, safe rooms, and what to check before you rent.

• Sublets in Baka

  Sublets in Baka, Jerusalem: 1920s stone houses and 1950s blocks by Derech Beit Lechem and the Railway Park. What to check on safe rooms, buses and rail works.

• Sublets in French Hill

  Sublets in French Hill, Jerusalem, next to the Mount Scopus campus: the nearest light rail stop, safe rooms, winter heating, and paying the host directly.