Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 7119 – Premises involving multiple residences or businesses
(a) Where the premises constituting the criminal nuisance includes multiple residences, dwellings or business establishments, a temporary or permanent closing order issued pursuant to any provision of this chapter shall, so far as is practicable, be limited to that portion of the entire premises necessary to abate the criminal nuisance and prevent its recurrence.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 7119
- Court: means the Superior Court of the State of Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 7103
- Criminal nuisance: means any real property at which:
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- premises: includes any building, structure, erection, or any separate part or portion thereof, whether used as a residence, for commercial purposes or a house of worship, or the ground itself. See Delaware Code Title 10 Sec. 7103
(b) In addition to any other relief expressly authorized by this chapter, the Court may order a defendant who actually knew or, based on information provided to said defendant, had reason to know of, the criminal nuisance, to provide relocation assistance to any tenant ordered to vacate a premises pursuant to this chapter, provided that the Court determines that such tenant was not involved in the criminal nuisance or any criminal nuisance constituting the criminal nuisance and did not knowingly aid in the commission of any such criminal nuisance. Relocation assistance shall be in the amount necessary to cover moving costs, security deposits for utilities and comparable housing, any lost rent, and any other reasonable expenses the Court may deem fair and reasonable as a result of the Court’s order to close a premises or any portion thereof pursuant to this chapter.
72 Del. Laws, c. 484, § ?1; 78 Del. Laws, c. 161, §§ ?24-26;