Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
25 Del. C. § 5701
Jurisdiction and venue
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An action for summary possession in accordance with § 5702 of this title shall be maintained in the Justice of the Peace Court which hears civil cases in the county in which the premises or commercial rental unit is located. In the event that more than 1 Justice of the Peace Court in a county hears civil cases, then an action shall be maintained in the Justice of the Peace Court that possesses territorial jurisdiction over the area in which the premises or commercial unit is located. For purposes of this chapter, the term “rental agreement” shall include a lease for a commercial rental unit.
Amendment history
70 Del. Laws, c. 513, § 4; 76 Del. Laws, c. 250, § 1
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In this title (40 sections)
- 25-5507 · Landlord remedies for absence or abandonment
- 25-5508 · Landlord remedies; restrictions on subleasing and assignments
- 25-5509 · Tenant obligation to permit reasonable access
- 25-5510 · Landlord remedy for unreasonable refusal to allow access
- 25-5511 · Rules and regulations; tenant obligations
- 25-5512 · Rules and regulations relating to certain buildings; landlord…
- 25-5513 · Landlord remedies relating to breach of rules and covenants
- 25-5514 · Security deposit
- 25-5514A · Surety bond
- 25-5515 · Landlord’s remedies relating to holdover tenants
- 25-5516 · Retaliatory acts prohibited
- 25-5517 · Preference of rent in cases of execution
- 25-5518 · [Reserved.]
- 25-5601 · Definitions
- 25-5602 · Right to legal representation
- 25-5603 · Right to Representation Coordinator duties
- 25-5604 · State Court Administrator powers and duties
- 25-5605 · Annual report
- 25-5606 · Additional required disclosures
- 25-5607 · Implementation
- 25-5701 · Jurisdiction and venue
- 25-5701A · Establishing territorial jurisdiction
- 25-5701B · Civil jurisdiction; bifurcated claims
- 25-5702 · Grounds for summary proceeding
- 25-5702A · Residential eviction diversion program
- 25-5703 · Who may maintain proceeding
- 25-5704 · Commencement of action and notice of complaint
- 25-5704A · Additional documentation relating to lead-based paint…
- 25-5705 · Service and filing of notice
- 25-5706 · Manner of service
- 25-5707 · Contents of complaint generally
- 25-5708 · Additional contents of certain complaints
- 25-5709 · Answer
- 25-5710 · Trial
- 25-5711 · Judgment
- 25-5712 · Default judgment
- 25-5713 · Jury trials
- 25-5714 · Compelling attendance of jurors
- 25-5715 · Execution of judgment; writ of possession
- 25-5716 · Stay of proceedings by tenant; good faith dispute