Title 25 — Property
44 chapters · 315 sections in this title.
25 Del. C. § 7101. Purpose of chapter.
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§ 7101. Purpose of chapter. This chapter provides a procedure for the orderly transition of a manufactured home community from single-unit rental to multiple-unit usage as a manufactured home condominium or cooperative community.64 Del. Laws, c. 14, § 2; 74 Del. Laws, c. 35, § 6;
25 Del. C. § 7102. Definitions.
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§ 7102. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Affected local community” shall mean the municipality or county in which the largest portion of the real property which has been proposed as a conversion project is situated. An “affected local government” shall mean the ele…
25 Del. C. § 7103. Requisites for conversion.
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§ 7103. Requisites for conversion. (a) The conversion to multiple-unit usage of any real property on which a manufactured home community is situated shall be permitted only where the vacancy rate of manufactured home sites in the affected local community constitutes 5 percent or …
25 Del. C. § 7104. Conversion plan.
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§ 7104. Conversion plan. Where real property is being utilized as a manufactured community, such real property cannot be converted to multiple-unit usage until the owner of such property has filed a true copy of the conversion plan with the Attorney General; with the office of th…
25 Del. C. § 7105. Notice requirements.
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§ 7105. Notice requirements. (a) Preliminary notice period. — Any owner of real estate on which a manufactured home community is located who wishes to convert such property to multiple-unit usage shall provide a written preliminary notice to each tenant, and to the tenants’ assoc…
25 Del. C. § 7106. Approval by Attorney General.
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§ 7106. Approval by Attorney General. No conversion of real property on which a manufactured home community is situated shall be lawful unless such conversion has received the approval of the Attorney General after a thorough review the conversion plan to determine compliance wit…
25 Del. C. § 7107. Extension and termination of leases.
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§ 7107. Extension and termination of leases. (a) Any tenant at the time of the preliminary notice grace period shall be entitled to have the tenant’s lease extended, on the same terms and conditions as the immediately preceding lease, until the expiration of the grace period. Not…
25 Del. C. § 7108. Option to purchase; right of first refusal; rescission of contract to purchase; nonpurchasing tenant with children attending school.
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§ 7108. Option to purchase; right of first refusal; rescission of contract to purchase; nonpurchasing tenant with children attending school. (a) Where there is a tenants’ association in existence at the time of the preliminary notice, the owners of the real property which is to b…
25 Del. C. § 7109. Rights of nonpurchasing tenants.
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§ 7109. Rights of nonpurchasing tenants. (a) All manufactured home sites occupied by nonpurchasing tenants shall be managed by the same manager or agent who manages all other units in the manufactured home community. The owner shall provide to nonpurchasing tenants all services a…
25 Del. C. § 7110. Rights of tenant during conversion.
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§ 7110. Rights of tenant during conversion. (a) After the filing of a conversion plan, during the grace period, no owner may evict or fail to renew the lease of a tenant of a manufactured home community which is the site of a proposed conversion; provided, however, that eviction …
25 Del. C. § 7111. Tenants who are elderly or have disabilities.
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§ 7111. Tenants who are elderly or have disabilities. In addition to the protection provided to tenants under this chapter, the following provisions shall apply on behalf of any tenant who has a disability or who is 65 years of age or older: (1) The owner shall supply a list of a…
25 Del. C. § 7112. Eviction; access to comparable housing.
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§ 7112. Eviction; access to comparable housing. (a) Where, at the conclusion of the grace period, a tenant is evicted by order of court solely as a result of the conversion, the owner shall pay for all expenses incurred by such tenant in moving into the tenant’s new residence. If…
25 Del. C. § 7113. Penalties; jurisdiction.
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§ 7113. Penalties; jurisdiction. (a) Civil penalties. — (1) Where an owner violates a provision of § 7105 of this title any action taken by the owner to convert the real property on which a manufactured home community is located into multiple-unit usage shall be invalid; provided…
25 Del. C. § 7114. Modification or waiver of chapter.
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§ 7114. Modification or waiver of chapter. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any provision in a lease or other agreement which waives or modifies any provision of this chapter shall be void and unenforceable as against public policy. An owner and tenant may, howev…