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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
This subchapter shall not apply to the following transfers of residential real property:
(1) Transfers governed by the Delaware Out-of-State Land Sales and Promotions Act [repealed] where the property disclosure report required by that law is provided to a prospective purchaser.
(2) Transfers pursuant to court order such as transfers ordered by the Court of Chancery in the administration of an estate, trust or guardianship or pursuant to a writ of execution, by a trustee in bankruptcy or a receiver, by eminent domain, and transfers resulting from a decree for specific performance.
(3) Transfers to a mortgagee by a mortgagor in default by a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
(4) Transfers by any sheriff's sale for default on an obligation secured by a mortgage, judgment, tax or other lien.
(5) Transfers by a fiduciary in the course of the administration of the decedent's estate, guardianship or trust.
(6) Transfers from 1 co-owner to 1 or more other co-owners.
(7) Transfers made to a spouse or to a person or persons in the lineal line of consanguinity of 1 or more of the transferors.
(8) Transfers between spouses resulting from a property settlement incident to a divorce.
(9) Transfers to or from any government entity.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 6. Commerce and Trade § 2577. Exemptions - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-6-commerce-and-trade/de-code-sect-6-2577/
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