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2018 Delaware Code
Title 25 - Property
CHAPTER 59. TENANT'S RECEIVERSHIP
§ 5903. Defenses.
Universal Citation: 25 DE Code § 5903 (2018)
It shall be sufficient defense to this proceeding, if any defendant of record establishes that:
(1) The condition or conditions described in the petition do not exist at the time of trial; or
(2) The condition or conditions alleged in the petition have been caused by the wilful or grossly negligent acts of 1 or more of the petitioning tenants or members of his or their families or by other persons on the premises with his or their consent; or
(3) Such condition or conditions would have been corrected, were it not for the refusal by any petitioner to allow reasonable access.
25 Del. C. 1953, § 5903; 58 Del. Laws, c. 472, § 1.
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