Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
25 Del. C. § 7063
Defenses
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It shall be a sufficient defense to this proceeding if any defendant of record establishes any of the following:
# (1)
The condition or conditions described in the petition do not exist at the time of trial.
# (2)
The condition or conditions alleged in the petition have been caused by the wilful or grossly negligent acts of 1 or more of the petitioning tenants or members of a petitioning tenant’s family or by persons on the premises with the consent of a petitioning tenant.
# (3)
Such condition or conditions would have been corrected, were it not for the refusal by any petitioner to allow reasonable access.
Amendment history
66 Del. Laws, c. 268, § 2; 82 Del. Laws, c. 38, § 50
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In this title (40 sections)
- 25-7041 · Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority [For…
- 25-7042 · Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Trust Fund [Expires…
- 25-7043 · Relocation expenses; payments for nonrelocatable homes
- 25-7044 · Payment of funds to landlord for removal or disposal of…
- 25-7045 · Payment of funds to tenants
- 25-7046 · Delaware Manufactured Home Owner Attorney Fund
- 25-7047 · Landlord disclosure obligations
- 25-7050 · Purpose [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws,…
- 25-7051 · Rent increase; notice
- 25-7051A · Rent increase; health or safety violations [Effective until…
- 25-7051A · Rent increase; health or safety violations [Effective July…
- 25-7052 · Rent justification; when §§ 7052A and 7052B of this title do…
- 25-7052A · Rent increase; justified base rent increase calculations
- 25-7052B · Rent increase; justified additional rent increase for…
- 25-7053 · Rent increase dispute resolution [For application of this…
- 25-7054 · Appeal [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c.…
- 25-7055 · Penalties [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws,…
- 25-7056 · Exemption [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws,…
- 25-7061 · Petition for receivership
- 25-7062 · Necessary parties defendant
- 25-7063 · Defenses
- 25-7064 · Stay of judgment by defendant
- 25-7065 · Receivership procedures
- 25-7066 · Powers and duties of receiver
- 25-7067 · Discharge of receiver; costs
- 25-7068 · Attorney General intervention
- 25-7101 · Purpose of chapter
- 25-7102 · Definitions
- 25-7103 · Requisites for conversion
- 25-7104 · Conversion plan
- 25-7105 · Notice requirements
- 25-7106 · Approval by Attorney General
- 25-7107 · Extension and termination of leases
- 25-7108 · Option to purchase; right of first refusal; rescission of…
- 25-7109 · Rights of nonpurchasing tenants
- 25-7110 · Rights of tenant during conversion
- 25-7111 · Tenants who are elderly or have disabilities
- 25-7112 · Eviction; access to comparable housing
- 25-7113 · Penalties; jurisdiction
- 25-7114 · Modification or waiver of chapter