Delaware Landlords must inspect vacant properties & provide Tenants with a written disclosure stating whether the unit is infested with or being treated for bed bugs.


Delaware Lease Requirements: Bed Bug Disclosure


Delaware Code § 5317 requires that Landlords:

  • Inspect vacant rental properties for evidence of bed bugs; and
  • Provide Tenants with a written disclosure stating whether or not the unit or an adjacent unit is infested with or being treated for bed bugs.


Delaware Landlords may not show, rent, or Lease a property if the Landlord knows or reasonably suspects there’s a bed bug infestation.


When inspecting a vacant rental unit, Landlords should look for evidence of the presence of bed bugs, which can be indicated by:

  • Observation of a living bed bug
  • Bed bug carapace
  • Eggs or egg casings
  • Browning or blood spotting on linens, mattresses, or furniture


Before Leasing a rental unit, Delaware Landlords should conduct a bed bug inspection and complete this Bed Bug Disclosure. This Disclosure should be used as an addendum to a Delaware Lease Agreement.


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