Delaware park sale — resident rights
Delaware gives residents a true right of first refusal when a manufactured home park is sold. This page is the resident side of that law: what triggers it, who must be told, the exact clocks, and how a purchase actually gets organized — computed from the national survey of state purchase laws and the statute it cites.
Trigger: Owner reaches a decision to sell, transfer or convey all or part of the community
Who must be told: Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority; Consumer Protection Unit of the Department of Justice; the statewide manufactured homeowners association; and a registered homeowner association in the community if one exists (if not, the Authority must send notice to all homeowners within 5 business days)
Who can act: Homeowner association in the community
| Step | Clock | What the statute says |
|---|---|---|
| accept the owner's price or make a counteroffer | 30 days from the owner’s notice | The homeowner association has 30 calendar days from the owner's notice to accept the offered price or make a counteroffer. |
| sign the contract | 60 days from the owner’s notice | If the association accepts the price, or the owner accepts the counteroffer, the parties have an additional 30 days to formalize the contract. |
| close the sale | 150 days from the owner’s notice | The sale must close within 90 days after the contract is formalized (sequence as stated in the NCLC summary). |
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Assigning the right: Whether the right can be assigned was not stated in the national survey summary — confirm with a local attorney or the state housing agency before counting on it.
Delaware grants a right of first offer plus rights to match competing offers, with a duty to negotiate in good faith — classified here as right-of-first-refusal tier on the strength of the match rights. If the association counteroffers, the owner cannot sell for less than that price for 12 months unless the association withdraws or is given 30 days to match the lower price and terms; if the owner sells for a higher price within 4.5% to 6% (depending on sale price) of the counteroffer, the association gets 7 business days to match. The statute's 30/30/90 sequence does not yield one clean total from the trigger date in the NCLC summary, so totalWindowDays is null.
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Rule: Del. Code tit. 25, §§ 7026-7036. Source: National Consumer Law Center, Summary of State Manufactured Home Community Purchase Laws (September 2026).
Verified October 2026. State data verified October 2026 — re-checked quarterly.
General information about how the process works in your state — not legal advice. For a contested eviction, a park-sale fight, or a title dispute with a lienholder, a local attorney or legal-aid office is the next step.