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Delaware General Assembly · HB 217 · Signed

Residential Leases/Key Surrender/Procedures

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO KEY SURRENDER IN RESIDENTIAL LEASES. Read the full text

153rd General Assembly

What it does

This Act requires a lease to set forth clear procedures for the surrender of rental unit keys at the end of the rental term in residential leases, and provides default procedures for key return when there is no lease provision or other agreement.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced · Jun 17, 2025
Signed · Jul 7, 2026
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

K. Johnson

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2026-06-16 · Passed · Yes 21, No 0, NotVoting 0, Conflict 0, Absent 0, Vacant 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-05-14 · Passed · Yes 38, No 0, NotVoting 1, Conflict 0, Absent 2, Vacant 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Delaware legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed (Jul 7, 2026).