Delaware · House Bill 191 · 152nd General Assembly

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE LANDLORD TENANT CODE.

HB 191 Sponsored by Sherry Dorsey Walker Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jun 2, 2023
  2. In committee Jun 2, 2023
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

It is the policy of this State that meaningful sanctions be imposed upon those who allow dangerous conditions and defects to exist in leased premises and that an effective mechanism be established for repairing these conditions and halting their creation. This Act allows tenants to bring an action of rent escrow to pay rent into the court because of asserted defects or conditions. Alternatively, the tenant may…

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It is the policy of this State that meaningful sanctions be imposed upon those who allow dangerous conditions and defects to exist in leased premises and that an effective mechanism be established for repairing these conditions and halting their creation. This Act allows tenants to bring an action of rent escrow to pay rent into the court because of asserted defects or conditions. Alternatively, the tenant may refuse to pay rent and raise the existence of the asserted defects or conditions as an affirmative defense to an action for summary possession or an action for nonpayment of rent. This Act requires the tenant to give proper notice and allow the landlord the opportunity to effect repairs. This Act requires the court to make appropriate findings of fact and to make any order that justice of the case may require, which may include termination of the lease and return of the leased premises to the landlord, order that the action for rent escrow be dismissed, order that the amount of rent be reduced in amount determined by the court to be fair and equitable, or order the landlord to make the repairs or correct the conditions complained of by the tenant.

Every action

24 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Housing Committee in House · House Housing
  2. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 191
  3. HouseHS 1 for HB 191 - Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in House with 6 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits
  4. HouseHS 1 for HB 191 - Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
  5. HouseHS 1 for HB 191 - Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 5 On Its Merits
  6. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 191
  7. HouseHS 1 for HB 191 - - Passed In House by Voice Vote
  8. HouseHS 1 for HB 191 - Passed By House. Votes: 22 YES 1 NO 2 NOT VOTING 16 ABSENT
  9. SenateHS 1 for HB 191 - Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in Senate
  10. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 191
  11. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 191
  12. SenateHS 1 for HB 191 - Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Land Use) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits
  13. SenateHS 1 for HB 191 - Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
  14. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 191
  15. SenateHS 1 for HB 191 - Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
  16. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 191
  1. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 191
  2. SenateHS 1 for HB 191 - - Stricken in Senate
  3. SenateHS 1 for HB 191 - - Stricken in Senate
  4. SenateHS 1 for HB 191 - - Stricken in Senate
  5. SenateHS 1 for HB 191 - - Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 NOT VOTING
  6. SenateHS 1 for HB 191 - - Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 4 NO 1 NOT VOTING
  7. SenateHS 1 for HB 191 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 16 YES 4 NO 1 NOT VOTING
  8. HouseHS 1 for HB 191 - Laid On Table in House

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.