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25 DE Code § 311. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 3. Titles and Conveyances|§ 311. Conveyance of real estate to create either joint tenancy with right of survivorship or tenancy in common with grantor.

§ 311. Conveyance of real estate to create either joint tenancy with right of survivorship or tenancy in common with grantor. Any conveyance of real estate made by the grantor to himself, herself or itself and another or others, either as joint tenants with right of survivorship or as tenants in common, shall, if otherwise valid, be as fully effective to vest either an estate in joint tenancy with right of survivorship or an estate as tenancy in common, as the case may be, in such real estate, in the grantees named, including the grantor, as if the same had been conveyed by the grantor therein to a third party and by such third party to said grantees. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  311;  58 Del. Laws, c. 269;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
25 DE Code § 312. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 3. Titles and Conveyances|§ 312. Acquisition and conveyance of title to real estate by persons of the age of 18 years or older.

§ 312. Acquisition and conveyance of title to real estate by persons of the age of 18 years or older. Any person of the age of 18 years or older who is not otherwise incompetent may contract to purchase, acquire, take, hold, sell, transfer, assign, lease, demise, encumber, or otherwise convey any estate, right, title or interest in real estate, may take title to and accept delivery of a deed, indenture, mortgage, lease, or other instrument of conveyance to any estate, right, title or interest in real estate and may execute, acknowledge and deliver a deed, indenture, mortgage, lease, or other instrument of conveyance for any interest, estate, right or title in real estate without the interference of a guardian, trustee or the like, and such deed, indenture, mortgage, lease or other instrument of conveyance for any interest, estate, right or title in real estate shall be valid and legally effective for all intents and purposes in law or in equity and shall bind that person, that person's heirs, executors and administrators. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  312;  58 Del. Laws, c. 439, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
25 DE Code § 313. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 3. Titles and Conveyances|§ 313. Contract for sale of unimproved real estate; notice to buyer of public sewerage and water facilities.

§ 313. Contract for sale of unimproved real estate; notice to buyer of public sewerage and water facilities. Every contract for the sale of unimproved real estate located in the State shall have the following notice provision appear conspicuously therein:  “NOTICE TO BUYER: If the property being purchased hereunder is an unimproved parcel of land, buyer should consult with the appropriate public authorities to ascertain whether central sewerage and water facilities are available, or, if not, whether the property will be approved by appropriate public authorities for the installation of a well and private sewerage disposal system. If central sewerage and water facilities are not available, then this Contract is contingent upon: (1) a satisfactory site evaluation that will allow the installation of an approved on-site disposal system, in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control, that is acceptable to the buyer; (2) the availability of a water supply; and (3) the lot conforming with the local zoning ordinance; or this Contract shall become null and void and all deposits shall be returned to the buyer. The (buyer/sellers/authorized agent) ____________ shall request the site evaluation on or before (date) ____________. (Buyer/Seller) ____________ shall pay all costs of complying with these provisions. The buyer and seller may modify these provisions or the buyer may waive these provisions of the Contract by attaching an addendum signed by the seller and the buyer.”  65 Del. Laws, c. 306, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 396, §  1;
25 DE Code § 315. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 3. Titles and Conveyances|§ 315. Contracts for sale of agricultural lands.

§ 315. Contracts for sale of agricultural lands. Every contract for the sale of agricultural lands which are, either at the time of execution or at the time of settlement of said contract, subject to an agricultural lease shall include within its terms notice to the purchaser of the terms of said agricultural lease and the agricultural lease renewal provisions of Chapter 67 of this title. 69 Del. Laws, c. 211, §  1;
25 DE Code § 316. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 3. Titles and Conveyances|§ 316. Display of flags.

§ 316. Display of flags. No restriction shall be enforceable with respect to real property which prohibits or limits the ability of a property owner or tenant to display the flag of the United States of America on a pole attached to the exterior of the property's building or structure within the owned or leased property's boundaries or on a flagpole located within the owned or leased property's boundaries, if the flagpole is installed prior to termination of any period of community developer control, provided such flag's measurement does not exceed 3 feet by 5 feet and such flagpole installed by the owner does not exceed 25 feet in height and conforms to all setback requirements. Any such installed flagpole shall not be required to be removed after termination of community developer control. 74 Del. Laws, c. 389, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 93, §  1;
25 DE Code § 317. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 3. Titles and Conveyances|§ 317. Restriction on fee collection for community amenities by community developers and/or homeowner associations.

§ 317. Restriction on fee collection for community amenities by community developers and/or homeowner associations. (a) A community developer, homeowner association, or other similar entity may not collect fees for an amenity that is not yet completed and available for residents' use in a community development. (b) If fees for amenities are not differentiated on an itemized basis, no fee may be collected until all amenities are completed and available for use by residents in a community development. (c) The Attorney General may enforce a violation of this section as a violation of consumer law under Chapter 25 of Title 6. 76 Del. Laws, c. 215, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 284, §  1;
25 DE Code § 317A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 3. Titles and Conveyances|§ 317A. Required disclosure of financial obligations in chain of title for new home sales.

§ 317A. Required disclosure of financial obligations in chain of title for new home sales. (a) On or before the date that the contract of sale of a new home is delivered to the buyer, the seller shall deliver to the buyer:  (1) A copy of all documents in the chain of title that create any financial obligation for the buyer; and (2) A written summary of all financial obligations created by documents in the chain of title. (b) At the time the seller delivers the documents required by subsection (a) of this section, the seller shall obtain from the buyer a written acknowledgement that the buyer received those documents. (c) The Attorney General may enforce a violation of this section as a violation of consumer law under Chapter 25 of Title 6.  (d) This section does not apply to transactions in which the seller has provided to the buyer either a public offering statement that includes the information required by § 81-403(a)(4) and (16) of this title, or a resale certificate form, under Chapter 81 of this title, known as the Delaware Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act, or to a disposition that is exempt under § 81-401 of this title. (e) The Delaware Real Estate Commission (DREC) shall modify or amend existing disclosure forms, or create forms as necessary, to ensure the timely and consistent delivery of financial information to the seller pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The DREC shall have these forms modified, amended, or created by January 1, 2011. 77 Del. Laws, c. 283, §  1;
25 DE Code § 501. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 5. Rule Against Perpetuities; Powers of Appointment; Rule Against Accumulations|§ 501. Powers of appointment; effect of rule against perpetuities.

§ 501. Powers of appointment; effect of rule against perpetuities. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, every estate or interest in property, real or personal, created through the exercise, by will, deed or other instrument, of a power of appointment, irrespective of:  (1) Whether such power is nongeneral or general as to appointees; (2) The manner in which such power was created or may be exercised; (3) Whether such power was created before or after the passage of this section, shall, for the purpose of any rule of law against perpetuities, remoteness in vesting, restraint upon the power of alienation or accumulations now in effect or hereafter enacted be deemed to have been created at the time of the exercise and not at the time of the creation of such power of appointment. No such estate or interest shall be void on account of any such rule unless the estate or interest would have been void had it been created at the date of the exercise of such power of appointment otherwise than through the exercise of a power of appointment. (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the exercise of a power over property held in a trust (the “first power”) if the instrument of exercise of any such power makes express reference to this section and expressly states that the provisions of this subsection shall apply. If the provisions of this subsection apply, every estate or interest in property, real or personal, created through the exercise, by will, deed or other instrument, of a power of appointment, irrespective of:  (1) Whether such power is nongeneral or general as to appointees;  (2) The manner in which such power was created or may be exercised;  (3) Whether such power was created before or after the passage of this section; shall, for the purpose of any rule of law against perpetuities, remoteness in vesting, restraint upon the power of alienation or accumulations now in effect or hereafter enacted, be deemed to have been created at the time of the creation and not at the time of the exercise of such power of appointment. For purposes of applying the foregoing rule, if any part of an estate or interest in property created through the exercise of the first power includes another power of appointment (the “second power” ), then the second power and any estate or interest in property (including additional powers of appointment) created through the exercise of the second power shall be deemed to have been created at the time of the creation of the first power. Code 1915, §  3907(a);  38 Del. Laws, c. 198;  Code 1935, §  4414;  25 Del. C. 1953, §  501;  79 Del. Laws, c. 352, §  5;  81 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 4;  82 Del. Laws, c. 52, § 3;
25 DE Code § 502. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 5. Rule Against Perpetuities; Powers of Appointment; Rule Against Accumulations|§ 502. Release of powers of appointment [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 6].

§ 502. Release of powers of appointment [For application of this section, see 79 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 6]. (a) Any power which is exercisable by deed, by will, by deed or will, or otherwise, whether general or nongeneral, other than a power in trust which is imperative, is releasable, either with or without consideration, by written instrument signed by the grantee and delivered as provided in this section. (b) A power which is releasable may be released with respect to the whole or any part of the property subject to such power and may also be released in such manner as to reduce or limit the persons or objects, or classes of persons or objects, in whose favor such power would otherwise be exercisable. No release of a power shall be deemed to make imperative a power which was not imperative prior to such release, unless the instrument of release expressly so provides. (c) A release of a power of appointment shall be effective upon delivery to any 1 of the following:  (1) Any person specified for such purpose in the instrument creating the power; (2) Any trustee of the property to which the power relates; (3) Any person, other than the grantee, who could be adversely affected by an exercise of the power; (4) The recorder in any county and when so filed the recorder shall record the release in a separate docket, but any such release, recorded in any county record prior to April 7, 1947, shall be deemed to be sufficient delivery within the provisions of this section. (d) This section shall apply to releases heretofore and hereafter executed, but nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the validity of any release heretofore executed. Code 1935, §  4414a;  46 Del. Laws, c. 207, §  1;  25 Del. C. 1953, §  502;  79 Del. Laws, c. 172, §  5;  79 Del. Laws, c. 352, §  5;
25 DE Code § 504. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 5. Rule Against Perpetuities; Powers of Appointment; Rule Against Accumulations|§ 504. Certain powers of appointment.

§ 504. Certain powers of appointment. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, in the case of a power of appointment over property held in trust (the “first power”), if the trust is not subject to, or has an inclusion ratio of zero for purposes of, the tax on generation-skipping transfers imposed pursuant to Chapter 13 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Ch. 13) or any successor provision thereto and the first power may not be exercised in favor of the donee, the donee's creditors, the donee's estate or the creditors of the donee's estate, then every estate or interest in property, real or personal, created through the exercise, by will, deed or other instrument, of the first power, irrespective of:  (1) The manner in which the first power was created or may be exercised, or (2) Whether the first power was created before or after the passage of this section, shall, for the purpose of any rule of law against perpetuities, remoteness in vesting, restraint upon the power of alienation or accumulations now in effect or hereafter enacted, be deemed to have been created at the time of the creation of, and not at the time of the exercise of, the first power. For purposes of applying the foregoing rule, if any part of an estate or interest in property created through the exercise of the first power includes another power of appointment (the “second power”), then the second power of appointment and any estate or interest in property (including additional powers of appointment) created through the exercise of the second power shall be deemed to have been created at the time of the creation of the first power. (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the exercise of a power of appointment (other than any such power of appointment created through the exercise of another power of appointment) over property held in a trust that is not subject to, or has an inclusion ratio of zero for purposes of, the tax on generation-skipping transfers imposed pursuant to Chapter 13 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Ch. 13) or any successor provision thereto if the instrument of exercise of the power makes express reference to subsection (a) of this section and expressly states that subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the exercise of the power or makes express reference to § 501 of this title and expressly states that § 501 of this title shall apply to the exercise of the power. 72 Del. Laws, c. 397, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 352, §  5;  82 Del. Laws, c. 52, § 3;
25 DE Code § 505. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 5. Rule Against Perpetuities; Powers of Appointment; Rule Against Accumulations|§ 505. Exercise of powers of appointment.

§ 505. Exercise of powers of appointment. (a) Unless the instrument creating a nongeneral power of appointment expressly manifests a contrary intent of the donor, the donee of such a power, in addition to exercising the power in any other manner permitted by law and the instrument creating the power, may effectively appoint all or a portion of the assets subject to such power to a trustee or trustees for the benefit of 1 or more objects of the power and may, in addition, create in an object of the power a general or nongeneral power of appointment, exercisable during life or at death, over assets subject to the original power or may create in a person who is not an object of the power a nongeneral power of appointment, exercisable during life or at death, to appoint such assets among objects all of whom are objects of the original power. (b) Even if the instrument creating a general power of appointment that is exercisable in favor of the donee or the donee's estate expressly manifests a contrary intent of the donor, the donee of such a power may make any appointment of all or a portion of the assets subject to such power, including one in trust and one that creates a power of appointment in another, that the donee could make by appointing to the donee or the donee's estate and then disposing of the appointive assets as owned property. (c) The donee of a general power of appointment that is exercisable only in favor of the donee's creditors or the creditors of the donee's estate may effectively appoint all or a portion of the assets subject to such power only to those creditors. (d) For purposes of this section, the donee of a general power of appointment that is exercisable in favor of the donee's creditors or the creditors of the donee's estate and is also exercisable in favor of other objects of the power not including the donee or the donee's estate shall be treated as having 2 powers of appointment including:  (1) A general power of appointment described in subsection (c) of this section above; and (2) A nongeneral power of appointment described in subsection (a) of this section above. (e) When a donee of a nongeneral power of appointment appoints, effective on the donee's death, all or a portion of the assets subject to such power, to the donee's revocable trust, for the benefit of 1 or more objects of the power, such appointment shall be treated as having created, effective on the donee's death, a separate trust within such donee's revocable trust solely for the benefit of the objects of the power, which therefore shall not be subject to the claims of creditors of the donee, the donee's estate, or the donee's revocable trust (whether under § 3337 of Title 12 or any other law). 74 Del. Laws, c. 102, §  2;  79 Del. Laws, c. 352, §  5;  81 Del. Laws, c. 320, § 6;  82 Del. Laws, c. 52, § 3;
25 DE Code § 506. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 5. Rule Against Perpetuities; Powers of Appointment; Rule Against Accumulations|§ 506. Rule against accumulations.

§ 506. Rule against accumulations. No provision directing or authorizing accumulation of trust income shall be invalid. 74 Del. Laws, c. 102, §  3;
25 DE Code § 901. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 9. Waste|§ 901. Liability in actions for waste.

§ 901. Liability in actions for waste. If any tenant by the curtesy, tenant in dower, or tenant for life or years commits waste, during the tenant's estate or term, of the houses, woods or any other thing belonging to the tenements so held, without special license in writing, the tenant shall be liable to an action of waste. Code 1852, §  1756;  Code 1915, §  3323;  Code 1935, §  3788;  25 Del. C. 1953, §  901;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
25 DE Code § 902. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 9. Waste|§ 902. Liability of an assignee and tenant in possession.

§ 902. Liability of an assignee and tenant in possession. If the assignee of the estate of either of the tenants commits waste, the assignee shall be liable to an action of waste. If, notwithstanding assignment, the tenant remains in possession and commits waste, the tenant shall be liable to an action of waste in the same manner as if no assignment were made. Code 1852, §  1757;  Code 1915, §  3324;  Code 1935, §  3789;  25 Del. C. 1953, §  902;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
25 DE Code § 903. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 9. Waste|§ 903. Liability of husband or assignee of tenant.

§ 903. Liability of husband or assignee of tenant. If the husband of a tenant in dower or for life, or if an assignee of such tenant, commits waste, he shall continue liable to an action of waste, notwithstanding the decease of his wife. Code 1852, §  1758;  Code 1915, §  3325;  Code 1935, §  3790;  25 Del. C. 1953, §  903;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
25 DE Code § 904. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 9. Waste|§ 904. Liability of cotenants.

§ 904. Liability of cotenants. A tenant in common, joint tenant or coparcener committing waste of the estate held in common, joint tenancy or coparcenary shall be liable to an action of waste at the suit of his or her cotenant. Code 1852, §  1759;  Code 1915, §  3326;  Code 1935, §  3791;  25 Del. C. 1953, §  904;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
25 DE Code § 905. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 9. Waste|§ 905. Actions by heirs.

§ 905. Actions by heirs. An action of waste shall be maintainable by the heir for waste done in the time of the heir's ancestor, as well as in the heir's own time, and as well against the executors or administrators of the tenant who committed the waste, as against the tenant himself or herself. Code 1852, §  1760;  Code 1915, §  3327;  Code 1935, §  3792;  25 Del. C. 1953, §  905;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
25 DE Code § 906. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 9. Waste|§ 906. Accidental fire in house not waste.

§ 906. Accidental fire in house not waste. (a) A person in whose house or chamber fire accidentally begins shall not be answerable for waste. (b) No contract between landlord and tenant shall be contravened by this section. Code 1852, §  1761;  Code 1915, §  3328;  Code 1935, §  3793;  25 Del. C. 1953, §  906;
25 DE Code § 907. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 9. Waste|§ 907. Service of writ; judgment by default.

§ 907. Service of writ; judgment by default. A writ of waste shall be served in the same manner as a writ of dower. There shall be no process of pone or attachment; and if the writ is served and the defendant does not appear at the return, there shall be judgment by default, unless the court deems it proper to allow further time for the defendant's appearance. Code 1852, §  1762;  Code 1915, §  3329;  Code 1935, §  3794;  25 Del. C. 1953, §  907;
25 DE Code § 908. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 9. Waste|§ 908. Procedure upon death of either party.

§ 908. Procedure upon death of either party. The action for waste shall not abate by the death of either party, but the heir shall be admitted to prosecute the action for waste on the death of the plaintiff. If the defendant dies, the defendant's executors or administrators may be made parties by a writ of scire facias. Code 1852, §  1763;  Code 1915, §  3330;  Code 1935, §  3795;  25 Del. C. 1953, §  908;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
25 DE Code § 909. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 9. Waste|§ 909. Judgment.

§ 909. Judgment. In an action of waste the plaintiff shall recover the place wasted and double damages. Code 1852, §  1764;  Code 1915, §  3331;  Code 1935, §  3796;  25 Del. C. 1953, §  909;
25 DE Code § 910. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 9. Waste|§ 910. Writ of estrepement.

§ 910. Writ of estrepement. During the pendency of an action of ejectment or of an action of waste to recover the place wasted, the court in which the action is pending may award a writ of estrepement to prevent waste being committed on the premises which are the subject of such action. Code 1852, §  1765;  Code 1915, §  3332;  Code 1935, §  3797;  25 Del. C. 1953, §  910;