Delaware Statutes

§ 5702 — Grounds for summary proceeding

Delaware·Title 25·Part Residential Landlord-Tenant Code·Ch. 57 SUMMARY POSSESSION

Unless otherwise agreed in a written rental agreement, an action for summary possession may be maintained under this chapter because:

(1)The tenant unlawfully continues in possession of any part of the premises after the expiration of the rental agreement without the permission of the landlord or, where a new tenant is entitled to possession, without the permission of the new tenant;
(2)The tenant has wrongfully failed to pay the agreed rent;
(3)The tenant has wrongfully deducted money from the agreed rent;
(4)The tenant has breached a lawful obligation relating to the tenant’s use of the premises;
(5)The housing was supplied to the tenant employee by the landlord as part of the compensation for labor or services and 1 of the following has occurred: a. The tenant employee’s empl

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Legislative History

70 Del. Laws, c. 513, § 4 ; 74 Del. Laws, c. 35, § 3 ; 79 Del. Laws, c. 65, § 3 ; 84 Del. Laws, c. 494, § 3

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