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SPONSOR: Sen. Walsh & Rep. Carson & Rep. K. Williams
Sens. Hoffner, Huxtable, Townsend; Reps. Burns,
Hilovsky, Morrison, Snyder-Hall, Wilson-Anton
DELAWARE STATE SENATE
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE BILL NO. 40
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10 AND 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MANUFACTURED
HOUSING AND TENANTS’ RECEIVERSHIP PETITIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
1 Section 1. Amend § 7005 of Title 25 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and
2 insertions as shown by underline as follows:
3 § 7005. Enforcement.
4 (a) It is the duty and obligation of the Consumer Protection Unit, or its successor, of the Department of Justice to
5 enforce the provisions of subchapters I through V of this chapter. A violation of any provision of subchapters I through V
6 of this chapter by a landlord is within the scope of enforcement duties and powers of the Consumer Protection Unit, or its
7 successor, of the Department of Justice.
8 (b) Whenever the Consumer Protection Unit, or its successor, of the Department of Justice has reasonable cause to
9 believe that any landlord is engaged in a pattern or practice of violating or failing to comply with the terms of any provision
10 of a rental agreement covered by this chapter, the Attorney General may commence a civil action in any court of competent
11 jurisdiction and seek such relief as the Department of Justice deems necessary to enforce and to ensure the compliance with
12 the terms of such agreement.
13 (c) A pattern or practice of violations by a landlord of any provision of subchapters I through V of this chapter or a
14 pattern or practice of violations by a landlord of a provision of a rental agreement required by this chapter shall be deemed
15 an unlawful practice under § 2513 of Title 6 and a violation of subchapter II of Chapter 25 of Title 6 if all of the following
16 are true:
17 (1) The violation was not the direct result of a condition caused by the want of due care by the tenant, a
18 member of the family, or any other person on the premises with the tenant’s consent.
19 (2) The landlord had actual or constructive notice of the condition that caused the violation.
20 (3) The landlord failed to correct the conditions causing the violation in a timely manner.
21 (4) The condition that caused the violation created a risk to health or safety of the tenants or
22 occupants or created a risk to the property of tenants or occupants.
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23 Section 2. Amend Subchapter VII of Chapter 70 of Title 25 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown
24 by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
25 § 7061. Petition for receivership.
26 (a) Any tenant, or group of tenants, or the Attorney General, may petition for the establishment of a receivership
27 in a Justice of the Peace Court upon the grounds that there has existed for 5 days or more after notice to the landlord of any
28 of the following:
29 (1) If the rental agreement, or any state or local statute, code, regulation, or ordinance, places a duty upon
30 the landlord to so provide, a lack of heat, or of running water, or of light, or of electricity, or of adequate sewage facilities.
31 (2) Any other conditions imminently dangerous to the life, health, or safety of the tenant.
32 (b) The filing of a petition under the provisions of this Subchapter does not limit the filing party’s right to exercise
33 rights or seek remedies otherwise available to that party under other statutes or the common law.
34 § 7068. Attorney General Intervention.
35 The Attorney General may intervene in any action brought under this Subchapter.
36 Section 3. Amend Chapter 95 of Title 10 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through
37 and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
38 § 9507. Notice to the Director of Consumer Protection of Filed Tenants’ Receivership Petitions.
39 (a) Within 10 days of its receipt of a petition for tenants’ receivership filed under § 5901 of Title 25 or § 7061 of
40 Title 25, the Justice of the Peace Court in which the petition was filed shall send written notice to the Director of Consumer
41 Protection at the Department of Justice.
42 (b) The notice shall include a copy of the petition for tenants’ receivership and the case number assigned to the
43 petition.
44 (c) Notice to the Director of Consumer Protection is not required if the petition for tenants’ receivership is filed by
45 the Attorney General.
SYNOPSIS
Section 1 of this Act makes a pattern or practice of violations by a landlord of a Manufactured Home Community
of subchapters I through V of Chapter 70 of Title 25 of the Delaware Code, or a provision of a rental agreement, an
unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud Act, subchapter II, Chapter 70, of Title 25, under specified circumstances.
Section 2 of this Act authorizes the Attorney General to file a petition to establish a receivership of a
Manufactured Home Community in a Justice of the Peace Court on specified grounds after notice to the landlord.
Section 3 of this Act requires the Justice of the Peace Court to send written notice to the Director of Consumer
Protection at the Department of Justice within 10 days of its receipt of a petition for tenants’ receivership under Title 25 of
the Delaware Code, Sections 5901 or 7061, except in those cases where the Attorney General files the petition.
Author: Senator Walsh
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