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Any tenant or group of tenants may petition for the establishment of a receivership in a Justice of the Peace Court upon the grounds that there has existed for 5 days or more after notice to the landlord:
(1) If the rental agreement, or any state or local statute, code, regulation or ordinance, places a duty upon the landlord to so provide, a lack of heat, or of running water, or of light, or of electricity, or of adequate sewage facilities;
(2) Any other conditions imminently dangerous to the life, health or safety of the tenant.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 25. Property § 5901. Petition for receivership; grounds and jurisdiction - last updated January 01, 2019 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-25-property/de-code-sect-25-5901/
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