Delaware § 5903 Defenses

Delaware Statutes

§ 5903 — Defenses

Delaware § 5903

Title25

PartResidential Landlord-Tenant Code

Ch. 59Tenant’s Receivership

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Del. Code tit. 25, § 5903 (2026).

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It shall be sufficient defense to this proceeding, if any defendant of record establishes that:

(1)The condition or conditions described in the petition do not exist at the time of trial; or

(2)The condition or conditions alleged in the petition have been caused by the wilful or grossly negligent acts of 1 or more of the petitioning tenants or members of the tenant’s or tenants’ families or by other persons on the premises with the tenant’s or tenants’ consent; or

(3)Such condition or conditions would have been corrected, were it not for the refusal by any petitioner to allow reasonable access.

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It shall be sufficient defense to this proceeding, if any defendant of record establishes that:

(1) The condition or conditions described in the petition do not exist at the time of trial; or

(2) The condition or conditions alleged in the petition have been caused by the wilful or grossly negligent acts of 1 or more of the petitioning tenants or members of the tenant’s or tenants’ families or by other persons on the premises with the tenant’s or tenants’ consent; or

(3) Such condition or conditions would have been corrected, were it not for the refusal by any petitioner to allow reasonable access.