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SB292 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

Housing
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-06-24
Official status
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
  • This Act requires that when all or part of the tenant’s rent is paid from a state fund for reentry services, a landlord must assist the tenant in completing a discharge plan to attempt to provide a warm handoff before terminating the tenant’s lease.
  • This Act also closes a loophole in existing law that allows unlicensed or uncertified operators of residential housing to claim exemption from the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code, including the procedural requirements for an eviction.
  • Existing laws prohibit someone from losing their housing without notice because • A landlord must comply with the notice and judicial procedure under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code, Part III, Title 25.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-24 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

  2. 2026-06-09 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 5 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits

  3. 2026-05-20 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Housing Committee in House

  4. 2026-05-19 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  5. 2026-05-13 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits

  6. 2026-04-30 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE LANDLORD-TENANT CODE.
This Act requires that when all or part of the tenant’s rent is paid from a state fund for reentry services, a landlord must assist the tenant in completing a discharge plan to attempt to provide a warm handoff before terminating the tenant’s lease. This Act also closes a loophole in existing law that allows unlicensed or uncertified operators of residential housing to claim exemption from the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code, including the procedural requirements for an eviction.

Existing laws prohibit someone from losing their housing without notice because
• A landlord must comply with the notice and judicial procedure under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code, Part III, Title 25.
• Licensed health care providers must provide discharge planning before an individual is required to leave a residential treatment program under § 1127, § 5161, and § 3004J of Title 16.
• Certified recovery homes must make a reasonable effort to connect a resident with appropriate services when ter