- Delaware Landlord Tenant Contact Numbers

Before agreeing to rent any rental unit, call the local building inspector to ask about the area and the building. The telephone book or Legal Services Corp. of Delaware can help you find the right telephone number to call. 

If you are renting in the City of Wilmington, all rental units must pass a pre-rental inspection BEFORE the landlord can take any money from you or rent it out. Call the Department of Licenses and Inspections (576-3030) to find out if your rental unit passed inspection.

Each security deposit shall be placed by the landlord in an escrow bank account in a federally-insured banking institution with an office that accepts deposits within the State. Such account shall be designated as a security deposits account and shall not be used in the operation of any business by the landlord. The landlord shall disclose to the tenant the location of the security deposit account.... READ THE REST OF THE DELAWARE SECURITY DEPOSIT GUIDE