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Landlord-tenant relationships in Delaware are governed by two separate codes, the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code and the Mobile Home Lots and Leases Act. The Residential Landlord-Tenant Code, found beginning in Chapter 51 of Title 25 of the Delaware Code, generally applies to all private, non-commercial landlord-tenant relationships where the rental unit is not a mobile home in a mobile home park. Consequently, the Mobile Home Lots and Leases Act, found at Chapter 70 of Title 25 of the Delaware Code, applies to the rental of a mobile home in a mobile home park.

All subsidized housing rentals in Delaware are governed by the Delaware Residential Landlord-Tenant Code. However, there are Federal regulations which also apply to these tenancies which may give the tenant greater or lesser rights in certain instances.

If you have a problem with your landlord you should contact CLASI as soon as possible to see if you qualify for our assistance.

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Evictions/Termination of the Tenancy

  • "Can My Landlord Evict Me From My Rental Unit Without a Valid Court Order?"

  • "Does My Landlord Have to Send Me An Eviction Notice Before Filing an Action in Court?"

  • "What Happens When the Landlord Files an Action for Possession (Eviction) with the Court?"

  • "How Do I Terminate My Lease When I Want to Move?"


    Security Deposits

  • "How Much Can My Landlord Legally Collect as a Security Deposit?"

  • "Can My Landlord Charge a Pet Deposit?"

  • "What Happens to My Security and/or Pet Deposit?"

  • "What Can My Landlord Use My Deposit For?"

  • "What Do I Need to Do to Get My Deposit Back At the End of the Tenancy?"


    Housing Related Links

    Delaware Links

    Summary of the Delaware Residential Landlord-Tenant Code
    The Delaware Housing Coalition provides an online version of the Summary required to be distributed by all Delaware residential landlords. The summary explains each section of the Code in layperson's terms.

    Tenemos Derechos-Guia Para Inquilinos y Proprietarios
    The Delaware Housing Coalition provides an excellent spanish translation of the Summary of the Delaware Residential Landlord-Tenant Code.

    Delaware Mobile Home Lots & Leases Act
    The Delaware Housing Coalition provides an online version of the Act with side-by-side spanish translation.

    Delaware Housing Coalition
    The website of the Delaware Housing Coalition. A Delaware based housing advocacy group dedicated to safe and affordable housing for all.

    Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Coucil, Inc.
    A Delaware advocacy group dedicated to ensuring equal access to credit and capital for the under served populations and communities throughout Delaware.

    NCALL Research, Inc.
    A multi-faceted nonprofit housing corporation based in Dover, Delaware that offers a variety of housing development technical assistance services to local nonprofit sponsors, along with educational direct services to low and moderate income households in need of housing improvement.

    National Links

    National Low Income Housing Coalition
    Established in 1974, the National Low Income Housing Coalition/LIHIS is dedicated to ending America's affordable housing crisis. The NLIHC is committed to educating, organizing, and advocating to ensure decent, affordable housing within healthy neighborhoods for everyone. NLIHC provides up-to-date information, formulates policy, and educates the public on housing needs and the strategies for solutions.

    HAC - The Housing Assistance Council
    The Housing Assistance Council (HAC) is a national nonprofit corporation created to increase the availability of decent and affordable housing for low-income people in rural areas throughout the United States. Established in 1971, HAC provides many services for local, state, and national organizations including loans, publications, technical assistance, training, and special projects.

    National Housing Law Project
    The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) is a national housing law and advocacy center. The goal of NHLP is to advance housing justice for the poor by increasing and preserving the supply of decent affordable housing, by improving existing housing conditions, including physical conditions and management practices, by expanding and enforcing low-income tenants' and homeowners' rights, and by increasing opportunities for racial and ethnic minorities. NHLP works to achieve that goal by providing legal assistance, advocacy advice and housing expertise to legal services and other attorneys, low-income housing advocacy groups, and others who serve the poor.

    National Alliance to End Homelessness
    The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to mobilize individuals and the nonprofit, profit and public sectors of society to end homelessness. The Alliance represents a united effort to attack the root causes of homelessness and fight society's acceptance of homelessness as an inevitable by-product of American life

    National Coalition for the Homeless
    The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national advocacy network of homeless persons, activists, service providers, and others committed to ending homelessness through public education, policy advocacy, grassroots organizing, and technical assistance.


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