Delaware landlord law references

Delaware: Security deposits

25 Del. C. § 5514(a): for a term of 1 year or more, deposit may not exceed 1 month's rent (same cap applies to month-to-month continuing 1 year or more). Limits do not apply to furnished units; a pet deposit up to 1 month's rent is allowed on top.

§ 5514(b) requires an escrow account at a federally insured institution with a Delaware office, but does not require interest be paid to the tenant.

The uploaded dataset lists a deposit-return period of 20 days. Review the cited rule for the applicable conditions and timing.

Delaware: Notices and tenancy endings

25 Del. C. § 5502: nonpayment demand must allow not less than 7 days before the agreement terminates and a summary possession action may be filed.

25 Del. C. § 5106: minimum 60 days' written notice to terminate a fixed-term/year-to-year (§ 5106(c)) or month-to-month (§ 5106(d)) tenancy.

Court listed in the supplied dataset: Justice of the Peace Court.

Delaware: Rent regulation

No statewide rent control; express preemption of local rent control not confirmed.

Delaware: Licensing and registration

No statewide residential rental license confirmed; landlords generally need a state business license and some municipalities (Wilmington, Newark) require local rental licenses.

Delaware: Lease disclosures and receipts

Lead paint (federal)

Not separately verified from an authoritative source.

Sources supplied for Delaware

Dates below are verification dates claimed in the uploaded dataset, not a new review by Calvin's team.

• Delaware Code Title 25, Ch. 55 (§ 5502 nonpayment; § 5514 security deposits)

  Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06

• Delaware Code Title 25, Ch. 51, Subch. I (§ 5106 termination notice)

  Dataset verification date: 2026-11-06

Offices listed in the dataset

• Delaware Department of Justice - Consumer Protection UnitConsumer Protection
• Delaware Justice of the Peace CourtCourt

Landlord education in Delaware