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Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)

25 Del. C. § 5706

Manner of service

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# (a)

Service of the notice of hearing and complaint shall be made in the same manner as personal service of a summons in an action.

# (b)

If service cannot be made in such manner, it shall be made by leaving a copy of the notice and complaint personally with a person of suitable age and discretion who resides or is employed in the rental unit.

# (c)

If no such person can be found after a reasonable effort, service may be made:

# (1)

Upon a natural person by affixing a copy of the notice and complaint upon a conspicuous part of the rental unit within 1 day thereafter, and by sending by either certified mail or first class mail with certificate of mailing, using United States Postal Service Form 3817 or its successor, an additional copy of each document to the rental unit and to any other address known to the person seeking possession as reasonably chosen to give actual notice to the defendant; or

# (2)

If defendant is an artificial entity, pursuant to Sup. Ct. R. 57, by sending by certified mail or by sending by first class mail with certificate of mailing, using United States Postal Service Form 3817 or its successor, within 1 day after affixation, additional copies of each document to the rental unit and to the principal place of business of such defendant, if known, or to any other place known to the party seeking possession as reasonably chosen to effect actual notice.

# (d)

Service pursuant to this section shall be considered actual or statutory notice.

Amendment history

70 Del. Laws, c. 513, § 4

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In this title (40 sections)
  1. 25-5515 · Landlord’s remedies relating to holdover tenants
  2. 25-5516 · Retaliatory acts prohibited
  3. 25-5517 · Preference of rent in cases of execution
  4. 25-5518 · [Reserved.]
  5. 25-5601 · Definitions
  6. 25-5602 · Right to legal representation
  7. 25-5603 · Right to Representation Coordinator duties
  8. 25-5604 · State Court Administrator powers and duties
  9. 25-5605 · Annual report
  10. 25-5606 · Additional required disclosures
  11. 25-5607 · Implementation
  12. 25-5701 · Jurisdiction and venue
  13. 25-5701A · Establishing territorial jurisdiction
  14. 25-5701B · Civil jurisdiction; bifurcated claims
  15. 25-5702 · Grounds for summary proceeding
  16. 25-5702A · Residential eviction diversion program
  17. 25-5703 · Who may maintain proceeding
  18. 25-5704 · Commencement of action and notice of complaint
  19. 25-5704A · Additional documentation relating to lead-based paint…
  20. 25-5705 · Service and filing of notice
  21. 25-5706 · Manner of service
  22. 25-5707 · Contents of complaint generally
  23. 25-5708 · Additional contents of certain complaints
  24. 25-5709 · Answer
  25. 25-5710 · Trial
  26. 25-5711 · Judgment
  27. 25-5712 · Default judgment
  28. 25-5713 · Jury trials
  29. 25-5714 · Compelling attendance of jurors
  30. 25-5715 · Execution of judgment; writ of possession
  31. 25-5716 · Stay of proceedings by tenant; good faith dispute
  32. 25-5717 · Stay of proceedings on appeal
  33. 25-5718 · Proceedings in forma pauperis
  34. 25-5719 · Landlord regaining possession of residential rental unit upon…
  35. 25-5720 · Shielding of records
  36. 25-5901 · Petition for receivership; grounds, notice and jurisdiction
  37. 25-5902 · Necessary parties defendant
  38. 25-5903 · Defenses
  39. 25-5904 · Stay of judgment by defendant
  40. 25-5905 · Receivership procedures
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