Delaware House Bill 136 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-05-16 - Stricken
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

The law does not currently adequately address the situations that arise when the sole tenant of a residential rental unit dies. This bill allows the landlord to file and maintain an action for summary possession as necessary. In addition, this bill adds a new section to Title 25 to address the procedure for how a landlord may regain possession of the residential rental unit, which, depending on the circumstances, may or may not necessitate the need for a summary proceeding. Finally, the new section permits a landlord to bring a debt action for monies due and protects the estate’s interest in any security deposit held by the landlord.

An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Definitions And Summary Possession Proceedings.

Rep. Gerald Brady [D]	Sen. Harris McDowell [D]	Rep. James Johnson [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]
Rep. John Kowalko [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-16	House	Stricken
2013-05-14	House	Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/520199217b917b9c85257ae70066d5ba?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+136/$file/legis.html?open