Delaware Code Title 25 Sec. 7005 – Enforcement
(a) It is the duty and obligation of the Consumer Protection Unit, or its successor, of the Department of Justice to enforce the provisions of subchapters I through V of this chapter. A violation of any provision of subchapters I through V of this chapter by a landlord is within the scope of enforcement duties and powers of the Consumer Protection Unit, or its successor, of the Department of Justice.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 25 Sec. 7005
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(b) Whenever the Consumer Protection Unit, or its successor, of the Department of Justice has reasonable cause to believe that any landlord is engaged in a pattern or practice of violating or failing to comply with the terms of any provision of a rental agreement covered by this chapter, the Attorney General may commence a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction and seek such relief as the Department of Justice deems necessary to enforce and to ensure the compliance with the terms of such agreement.
65 Del. Laws, c. 446, § ?1; 66 Del. Laws, c. 268, § ?1; 69 Del. Laws, c. 291, § ?98(b), (c); 74 Del. Laws, c. 35, § ?2; 75 Del. Laws, c. 382, § ?6; 82 Del. Laws, c. 38, § 7;