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Pick the situation that is yours and put in each date once, on the stage it belongs to. The page shows the stage you are at and the period the statutes set after it, with whose period it is and the section it comes from. It says what the law sets, never what to do about it.

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Which situation is yours

A written demand with at least seven days to pay, mediation before any trial, and at least twenty four hours' notice before a writ is carried out.

An eviction for unpaid rent. 4 stages, from Paying after a written demand for rent.

  1. Stage 1 · What the statutes set next

    Paying after a written demand for rent

    Period
    At least 7 days
    From
    The landlord's written demand for past due rent
    Whose
    The tenant

    The written demand gives at least 7 days to pay before the landlord may file an action to end the rental agreement.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted →25 Del. C. § 5502

  2. Stage 2 · Later in the statutes

    Engaging in eviction mediation

    Period
    15 calendar days
    From
    Service of process in an action for possession
    Whose
    The tenant

    A trial may not begin until mediation, unless the tenant fails to engage in mediation within 15 calendar days after service.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted →25 Del. C. § 5702A

  3. Stage 3 · Later in the statutes

    Notice before a writ of possession is carried out

    Period
    At least 24 hours before
    From
    The removal under the writ, counted back
    Whose
    The constable or sheriff

    The officer gives at least 24 hours' notice to the people to be removed, and carries out the writ between sunrise and sunset.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted →25 Del. C. § 5715

  4. Stage 4 · Later in the statutes

    Storing belongings left after an eviction

    Period
    7 days
    From
    The execution of the writ of possession
    Whose
    The landlord

    Property the tenant leaves behind may be removed and stored by the landlord for 7 days.

    The whole of it: Being Evicted →25 Del. C. § 5715

Around these dates

What the law asks of each side between them, a step at a time: The Seven Day Letter

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