Delaware House Bill 349 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on June 2 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-06-16 - Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Community Affairs) in House with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [HTML]

This Act allows a landlord to offer the tenant an option to pay a recurring fee in lieu of a security deposit. This option enables tenants who cannot afford a security deposit to find a rental. This Act requires landlords choosing to provide the option to one tenant in a multiunit property to provide the option to all new tenants in that property. This Act also establishes requirements for the landlord offering a tenant the option to pay a fee in lieu of a security deposit including the requirement to notify the tenant of their option to terminate the agreement to pay the recurring fee at any time and to pay a security deposit instead. This Act makes it clear that electing to pay the recurring fee does not eliminate, release, or limit the tenants liability for damages under the lease. The recurring fee must be of equivalent amount and payable at the time each rent payment is due. This Act also clarifies the rights and responsibilities of a third-party who compensates a landlord for damages or unpaid indebtedness pursuant to the lease.

An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Tenant Obligations And Landlord Remedies.

Rep. Larry Lambert [D]	Sen. Sarah McBride [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Rep. Melissa Minor-Brown [D]
Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Kyle Gay [D]	Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]
Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-06-16		Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Community Affairs) in House with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
2022-06-02		Adopted in lieu of the original bill HB 349, and Assigned to Housing & Community Affairs Committee in House

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