Delaware House Bill 173 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on May 28 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-05-28 - Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs Committee in House
Pending: House Housing & Community Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill requires that buyers of homes in a residential subdivision containing 2 or more units of workforce housing must be given written disclosure regarding the impact of workforce housing upon purchasers of workforce housing, as well as upon purchasers of non-workforce housing. The disclosure must include, but is not limited to, density issues, quality of construction, fixtures, and other amenities, maintenance fees, and impact on roadways and schools. The New Castle County Department of Land Use shall enforce the provisions of this subsection by not issuing a certificate of occupancy until proper disclosure has been given.

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Disclosure For Workforce Housing In New Castle County.

Rep. Richard Cathcart [R]

Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]

Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]

Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-28		Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/3cf2a74579e2291c852575b6006aa8af?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+173/$file/legis.html?open