Those who live in manufactured homes got a major break from Delaware’s Supreme Court yesterday.
The justices ruled that a landlords cannot hike their rents by because of other rent increases in the area.
Chief Justice Leo Strine said that the landowners must prove that the rent increases above inflation are directly connected to the maintenance or upgrading the community.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that the court said that the landlord must show that the increase compensates for a rise in costs diminishing financial return.
The involved Don Ayre Land LLC which owns a development in Kent County which began increasing rents in 2014 and 2015.
Renters challenged the hikes based on a 2013 law because they were greater than the rate of inflation.
