Landlord notice deadlines — Delaware
In Delaware, the checked deadlines on this page cover: pay or quit, ending a tenancy, raising the rent. Each figure carries its statute and the stamp Rules checked October 2026. Run your exact dates through the checker — the period is only half the answer; the counting rule is the other half.
| Pay or quit | 5 calendar days — the tenant may pay and cure (25 Del. C. § 5502). 5-day written notice demanding payment and warning that unless rent is paid within a time not less than 5 days after the notice is given or sent, the rental agreement terminates. Paying all rent due before the landlord files, and having it accepted without a written reservation of rights, bars the action. |
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| End a tenancy | 60 days — month-to-month (25 Del. C. § 5106). 60 days' written notice to terminate a month-to-month agreement. 60 days — fixed-term (25 Del. C. § 5106). 60 days' written notice before the end of a fixed term if the tenancy is not to continue. |
| Raise the rent | 60 days (25 Del. C. § 5106). No cap on the amount; a rent increase needs 60 days' written notice. |
| How days are counted | The 5-day clock runs from after the date the notice was given or sent. No weekend/holiday counting rule was verified from a primary source for this dataset. |
| Allowed service methods | personal delivery mail — the statute requires the notice be 'given or sent' in writing (§ 5502) |
| Just cause | No statewide just-cause requirement. |
| Sources checked | https://law.justia.com/codes/delaware/2020/title-25/chapter-55/section-5502/ https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-25-property/de-code-sect-25-5513/ |
Local rules sit on top of state law in many places — city just-cause lists, rent boards, and prescribed local forms. A state deadline is the floor of the analysis, never a promise that no local rule adds to it.
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