DelawareLandlords and tenants could send deposit notices electronically if received
For security deposit notices, landlords and tenants could use an electronic method they regularly use if the sender can show the message arrived.
What it does
Landlords and tenants could send security deposit notices by email, text, or another written electronic method they regularly use if the sender can show the other person received the message.
Either side could use a mailing certificate, delivery proof for registered or certified mail, or delivery in person as presumed evidence that a security deposit message was sent.
Argument forElectronic notices could save landlords and tenants a mailing step when they already use that method and can confirm receipt.
Argument againstA sender might struggle to prove an email or text arrived if the other person never replies or gives a read receipt.
More detail
Either party may send a security deposit notice through a written electronic method. This applies to landlords and tenants communicating about security deposits. The parties must regularly use that same method. The sender must show the other party received the message. A reply, read receipt, or other confirmation may show receipt.
A mailing certificate, delivery proof for registered or certified mail, or delivery in person would be presumed to show that a message was sent. This applies to messages either a landlord or tenant sends under the security deposit section.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jun 12Introduced and Assigned to Housing & Land Use Committee in SenateIntroduced
Housing