Delaware · operator pain
Delaware’s twenty-day clock expired while you waited on a carpet quote
Small landlords underestimate how fast twenty days passes after lease termination when vendors run late.
- Wizard default
- 20 days from surrender (Deposit Desk)
- Label
- 25 Del. C. § 5514
What goes wrong
- No dated move-in walkthrough in the packet.
- Balance math wrong on the itemization.
- Surrender not logged the day keys returned.
Fix: Export itemized withholds from Deposit Desk by day 18 with move-in proof attached as links.
Not legal advice. Confirm facts and deadlines with qualified counsel.