Any tenant or group of tenants may petition for the establishment of a receivership 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 the following:

(1) If the rental agreement or any state or local statute, code, regulation, or ordinance places a duty upon the landlord to so provide, a lack of heat, or of running water, or of light, or of electricity, or of adequate sewage facilities.

(2) Any other conditions imminently dangerous to the life, health, or safety of the tenant.

66 Del. Laws, c. 268, § ?2; 82 Del. Laws, c. 38, § 48;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 25 Sec. 7061

  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.