Interest (ribit) in a Mechir LaMishtaken transaction
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Question
The rabbi ruled to be lenient regarding ribit (interest) when paying in advance in a deal with Jews who do not observe the mitzvot. I am buying an apartment within the Mechir LaMishtaken program and paying in advance, and I do not know whether the owners are observant. The company is not prepared to make a heter iska. What is the halachic ruling?
Answer
You may rely on the fact that they are secular, since there is proof from their refusal to make a heter iska.
Source
Yoreh De'ah 159
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