Del. Code tit. 25 § 7061

Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 269

Section 7061 - Petition for receivership

Any tenant or group of tenants may petition for the establishment of a receivership in a Justice of the Peace Court upon the grounds that there has existed for 5 days or more after notice to the landlord of any the following:

(1) If the rental agreement or any State or local statute, code, regulation, or ordinance places a duty upon the landlord to so provide, a lack of heat, or of running water, or of light, or of electricity, or of adequate sewage facilities.

(2) Any other conditions imminently dangerous to the life, health, or safety of the tenant.

25 Del. C. § 7061

Added by Laws 2019, ch. 38,s 48, eff. 12/10/2019.