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State-specific leases, notices, checklists, and addenda for a Delaware rental. Legal notes last reviewed 2026-08-15. LeaseGen.io is not a law firm.
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Screen an applicant, write the lease, and document the move-in.
Receipts, entry, rent changes, renewals, and papers that amend who lives there.
Give notice, inspect at surrender, and account for the deposit. Use an eviction notice only for unpaid rent or a lease violation.
Short summaries of the rules that shape Delaware leases, notices, and deposit papers on LeaseGen.io. Last reviewed 2026-08-15. Not legal advice.
For a rental agreement of one year or more, the security deposit generally may not exceed one month’s rent (Del. Code Ann. tit. 25, § 5514). Hold it in escrow. Unused deposit plus an itemized list is generally due within 20 days after the tenancy ends.
A month-to-month tenancy generally takes 60 days’ written notice (Del. Code Ann. tit. 25, § 5106).
Except in an emergency, the landlord must give at least 48 hours’ notice before entering (Del. Code Ann. tit. 25, § 5509).
A Delaware rent increase should be in writing. Many landlords use at least the same notice they would use to end a month-to-month tenancy. A month-to-month tenancy generally takes 60 days’ written notice (Del. Code Ann. tit. 25, § 5106). The lease may require more. Local rent-control rules can cap the amount even when the notice period is met.
Delaware’s Residential Landlord-Tenant Code uses a 5-day rent notice and a 7-day cure notice. File in Justice of the Peace Court if the tenant stays.
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