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Council adopts substitute to rental code updating landlord-tenant responsibilities, including bed‑bug provisions
Summary
New Castle County Council approved Substitute No. 1 to Ordinance 25-107 to amend county residential rental property code; the measure passed 11–2 after council debate about bed‑bug responsibilities and a public commenter described personal hardship.
New Castle County Council on Sept. 23 adopted Substitute No. 1 to Ordinance 25-107, a revision to the county’s residential rental properties code intended to modernize landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities.
Councilman Koneko, who led the measure, said the substitute cleans up and modernizes statutory language and “protects a lot of people that rent in our county.” The ordinance was discussed in committee earlier the same day and returned to council for final action.
The meeting’s debate included disagreement over which party should…
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