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SS1FORSB116 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

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2025-06-17
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Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.
  • This Act allows tenants who are being evicted for failure to pay rent to remain in their homes if they pay all amounts owed prior to being evicted.
  • It also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Drafting Manual.
  • This Substitute differs from the original Act by incorporating the changes from Senate Amendment No.

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Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION.
This Act allows tenants who are being evicted for failure to pay rent to remain in their homes if they pay all amounts owed prior to being evicted. It also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Drafting Manual.

This Substitute differs from the original Act by incorporating the changes from Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill No. 116 which includes the following changes:

- Increased the time from 12 to 24 months for the lookback period for restricting the number of times the right of redemption is available to a tenant.
- Puts a requirement to proactively file with the court a request for a stay of the writ if payment is made after the writ of possession has been posted.
- Makes clear that payment after posting of the writ only stays the writ until the payment has cleared and dismissal is not required until such time.

This Substitute also adds the following changes based on further input from stakeholders:

- Makes it clear that this