Delaware Code Title 25 Chapter 55 — Tenant Obligations and Landlord Remedies
Residential Landlord-Tenant Code, CHAPTER 55. Tenant Obligations and Landlord Remedies (20 sections, §§ 5501–5518). § 5518 [Reserved.] stub; § 5512 dual-version. Source: Delaware Code Online. Verified 2026-10-21.
Provisions (20)
§ 5501
Tenant obligations; rent
§ 5502
Landlord remedies for failure to pay rent
§ 5503
Tenant obligations relating to rental unit; waste
§ 5504
Defense to an action for waste
§ 5505
Tenant’s obligation relating to defective conditions
§ 5506
Tenant obligation; notice of extended absence
§ 5507
Landlord remedies for absence or abandonment
§ 5508
Landlord remedies; restrictions on subleasing and assignments
§ 5509
Tenant obligation to permit reasonable access
§ 5510
Landlord remedy for unreasonable refusal to allow access
§ 5511
Rules and regulations; tenant obligations
§ 5512
Rules and regulations relating to certain buildings; landlord remedies
§ 5512A
Rules and regulations relating to reentry funds
§ 5513
Landlord remedies relating to breach of rules and covenants
§ 5514
Security deposit
§ 5514A
Surety bond
§ 5515
Landlord’s remedies relating to holdover tenants
§ 5516
Retaliatory acts prohibited
§ 5517
Preference of rent in cases of execution
§ 5518