HB 60 Delaware House · 151st General Assembly (2021-2022)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 25 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TENANT'S REMEDIES RELATING TO THE RENTAL UNIT.

Summary

This bill increases the amount that a tenant may deduct from rent in order to have necessary work done on the rental premises if the landlord fails to repair or maintain the premises after proper notice. The original amount of $200 was selected at the time that the Landlord Tenant Code was drafted in 1996. The amended amount of $400 reflects inflation of rent and cost of repairs.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2020

Committee Review

May 2021

House Passage

Mar 2021

Senate Passage

Jun 2021

Signed into Law

Sep 2021

Introduced Dec 18, 2020 Signed Sep 30, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Jun 30, 2021 · House Mar 25, 2021

How they voted

20–0

Passed

Total votes 20

Jun 30, 2021

D Democratic13

13 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican7

7 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Sep 30, 2021

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 30, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

upper

May 13, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Housing) in Senate with 5 Favorable

upper

Mar 25, 2021

Introduced

Assigned to Housing Committee in Senate

upper

Mar 25, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits

lower

Dec 18, 2020

Introduced

Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

lower

5 primary · 6 co-sponsors