Delaware § 5120 Landlord liens; distress for rent

Delaware Statutes

§ 5120 — Landlord liens; distress for rent

Delaware § 5120

JurisdictionDelaware

Title25

PartResidential Landlord-Tenant Code

Ch. 51GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subch.Rights, Obligations and Procedures, Generally

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 25, § 5120 (2026).

Text

(a)The right of the landlord of distress for rent is hereby abolished, except as otherwise provided herein.

(b)Unless perfected before the effective date of this Code, no lien on behalf of the landlord in the personal property and possessions of the tenant shall be enforceable, except as otherwise provided herein.

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