§ 7051A. Rent increase; health or safety violations.
§ 7051A. Rent increase; health or safety violations. (a) For purposes of this section, (1) “Escrow account” means an account with an FDIC-insured financial institution in an arrangement that requires that the financial institution hold the escrowed funds for the purpose of payment due to homeowners under this section. (2) a. “Health or safety violation” […]
§ 7052. Rent justification; when §§ 7052A and 7052B of this title do not apply [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 7].
§ 7052. Rent justification; when §§ 7052A and 7052B of this title do not apply [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 7]. (a) (1) This section applies to rent increases for all single-year and for all multiple-year leases entered into or renewed upon expiration of a prior lease after […]
§ 7052A. Rent increase; justified base rent increase calculations.
§ 7052A. Rent increase; justified base rent increase calculations. (a) (1) This section applies to a lease when notice of a rent increase is provided on or after July 1, 2022, until July 1, 2027. (2) Any of the following may continue beyond July 1, 2027: a. A phased rent increase in effect under paragraph […]
§ 7052B. Rent increase; justified additional rent increase for allowed expenses.
§ 7052B. Rent increase; justified additional rent increase for allowed expenses. (a) A community owner may increase rent under this section, in addition to a rent increase under § 7052A of this title, if the community owner is in compliance with all of the following: (1) Sections 7051A and 7052A(b)(2) of this title. (2) In […]
§ 7053. Rent increase dispute resolution [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 7, and 80 Del. Laws, c. 229, § 3].
§ 7053. Rent increase dispute resolution [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 7, and 80 Del. Laws, c. 229, § 3]. (a) (1) This section applies to rent increases under §§ 7052, 7052A(d), and 7052B of this title. (2) The Authority must maintain a form final meeting notice that […]
§ 7054. Appeal [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 7 and 80 Del. Laws, c. 229, § 3].
§ 7054. Appeal [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 7 and 80 Del. Laws, c. 229, § 3]. The community owner, the homeowners’ association, or any affected homeowner may appeal the decision of the arbitrator under § 7053(k) of this title, within 30 days of the date of issuance […]
§ 7055. Penalties [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 7].
§ 7055. Penalties [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 7]. A community owner who raises a homeowner’s rent more than the annual average increase of the CPI-U for the preceding 36-month period without complying with this subchapter, must immediately reduce the rent to the amount in effect before the […]
§ 7056. Exemption [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 7].
§ 7056. Exemption [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 7]. (a) Resident-owned communities shall be exempt from the provisions of this subchapter. (b) Any deed subject to lease community shall be exempt from the provisions of this subchapter. A deed subject to lease community is a community wherein each […]
§ 7050. Purpose [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 7].
§ 7050. Purpose [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 304, § 7]. Manufactured housing has become a vital source of affordable housing in Delaware, particularly as a homeownership opportunity for low-income households who otherwise would likely not be able to move into homeownership. In recent years, Delaware has experienced a difficult […]
§ 7051. Rent increase; notice.
§ 7051. Rent increase; notice. (a) A community owner may not increase a tenant’s lot rent more than once during any 12-month period, regardless of the term of the tenancy or the term of the rental agreement. (b) A community owner may only increase rent if the rent increase complies with all of the following: […]