Rent increase limits in Delaware
No cap
No statewide cap; your lease and notice rules apply. Unverified — check with your city/state · source
- Written notice
- 60 days
- Local rent control
- No state ban on local rent control found
- City caps
- None listed
Default notice for month-to-month (no rent-increase-specific statute found) · 25 Del. C. 5106(d); 25 Del. C. 5107 · checked · source
No statute found · checked
Unverified — check with your city/state
No city with its own cap found in our data
Changing in 2027
No change taking effect on Jan 1, 2027 was found for Delaware (research as of ; not an exhaustive review of every new law).
The rules in full
Statewide cap
No statewide residential rent increase cap found; negative finding (absence), not proven by a single statute. HB 455 (2024, 5%/7% cap) died in House Housing committee 2024-06-28; manufactured-home lot rent has its own regime (not reviewed).
Written notice
No stand-alone rent-increase statute for month-to-month. Month-to-month termination by either party: at least 60 days' written notice (60-day period starts the first day of the month after notice). For renewals with modified terms (incl. rent), landlord must give 60 days' notice before lease expiry (5107); month-to-month commonly treated with the 60-day rule.
Local rent control
No statute preempting local rent control found in Title 25 ch. 51 subchapter I (sections 5101-5120 read; nothing on rent control). A secondary source claiming 'Title 25 sec. 5113 partial preemption' is wrong: 5113 is service of notices. Title 22 not searched exhaustively.
Rent Increase Notice Kit
Your notice, ready to send
The free answer is general. The kit is yours: it uses your names, your address, your rents and your state's rules for Delaware.
- Your letter, filled in: names, address, old and new rent, ready to print or save as PDF
- Correct notice date for your state: the earliest date the new rent can start
- Cap check: a warning if your new rent is above the limit
- Checklist and reminders: what to do before sending, plus calendar reminders (.ics)
- Source links printed on the page, so you can check every rule
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Common questions
What is the maximum rent increase in Delaware?
Delaware has no statewide cap in our data. Your lease and the notice rules still apply. Unverified — check with your city/state.
How much notice must a landlord give in Delaware?
60 days. No stand-alone rent-increase statute for month-to-month. Month-to-month termination by either party: at least 60 days' written notice (60-day period starts the first day of the month after notice). For renewals with modified terms (incl. rent), landlord must give 60 days' notice before lease expiry (5107); month-to-month commonly treated with the 60-day rule.
Can cities in Delaware set their own rent caps?
No state ban on local rent control found. No statute preempting local rent control found in Title 25 ch. 51 subchapter I (sections 5101-5120 read; nothing on rent control). A secondary source claiming 'Title 25 sec. 5113 partial preemption' is wrong: 5113 is service of notices. Title 22 not searched exhaustively. Unverified — check with your city/state.
Sources and dates for Delaware
- Written notice: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title25/c051/sc01/index.html · checked
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