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DE HB113
Bill
Status
3/16/2021
Primary Sponsor
Ruth Briggs King
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AI Summary
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Amends Delaware Code § 5115 to expand grounds for issuing forthwith summons in Justice of the Peace Court.
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Permits expedited summons when either a landlord or tenant alleges and demonstrates by substantial evidence that the other party has caused or threatened to cause substantial or irreparable harm to person or property.
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Adds "or threatened to cause" language to clarify that courts may issue emergency summons based on threatened harm, not only after harm has already occurred.
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Allows Justice of the Peace Court to expedite consideration of landlord-tenant cases involving allegations of threatened or actual harm.
Legislative Description
An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Forthwith Summons.
Last Action
Reported Out of Committee (Housing & Community Affairs) in House with 2 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
6/15/2021