A legal conflict between apartment owners in the Dora neighborhood of Netanya and the municipality ended in agreement, after the municipality withdrew its demand to limit the additional area in the demolition-reconstruction project to 12 m². The owners, through lawyers, argue that the municipality has no authority to interfere in the compensation the developer is willing to offer, especially when it involves a significantly larger addition. The municipality, relying on a compensation policy from 2019, attempted to impose restrictions on the project, but following a petition to the court, the issue was returned for discussion to the appeals committee. Ultimately, the municipality announced that the policy does not apply to the site in question, allowing residents to receive new apartments with a significant additional area. This case raises fundamental questions about the authority of local authorities to impose restrictions on compensations in urban renewal projects, and its impact could be broad on similar cases in the future. The lawyers representing the owners emphasize the need to examine each project on its own merits, while safeguarding residents' rights.