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Move-Out Plan · Delaware

Your Delaware move-out, dated from notice to deposit.

Enter your lease end or the day you give notice. You get every step that matters, each with its date and the statute behind it: notice, the steps that start your landlord's clock, report day, keys, and the day the deposit is due.

Give notice by—Add your notice period
Move outDec 13, 2026in 45 days · Keys back = surrender date
Deposit due backJan 2, 2027in 65 days · 25 Del. C. §5514(f)
Dec 13Sun 2026in 45 days
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Give your forwarding address in writingYour deadline

Delaware sends notices to an address in the lease or a forwarding address you give in writing at or before the end of the lease.

Dec 13Sun 2026in 45 days

Move-out condition report: photos of every roomYour deadline

Photograph each room after you clean, before you hand back the keys. Hashes and server receipts record when housr saw each photo.

Suggested by housr · no statute sets this dateOpen the condition report
Dec 13Sun 2026in 45 days

Hand back the keys (your surrender date)Starts the clock

Delaware's clock starts when: lease ends. Write down the date and how you returned the keys.

Jan 2Sat 2027in 65 days
4

Deposit and itemized list due backLandlord's deadline

20 calendar days from move-out.

Jan 3Sun 2027in 66 days
5

If nothing has arrived: send the demand letterYour deadline

Late is a fact you can put in writing. The letter cites 25 Del. C. §5514(f) and the date it was due.

Jan 12Tue 2027in 75 days
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Your deadline: 10 days from receipt of the payment and itemized listYour deadline

Accepting the payment means agreeing to the deductions unless you object in writing within 10 days of receiving it. Count from the day it actually reaches you; this date assumes it arrives on the landlord's last day.

Jan 13Wed 2027in 76 days
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Small claims, if the demand goes unanswered

We haven't checked Delaware's small-claims limit yet. The date assumes the 10-day reply window housr suggests in the letter.

Suggested by housr · no statute sets this date