Delaware certified 56 lot-rent increases in one month and heard one arbitration all year
Delaware certified 56 lot-rent increases in one month and heard one arbitration all year
2026-08-23 · Delaware · Regulation
Delaware gives manufactured-home residents a right to challenge an above-inflation lot rent increase by arbitration. The state's own board minutes show how often that right is actually used: one new arbitration scheduled in 2026 — the first in three years — against 56 rent-increase certifications in the month of March alone.
The figures come from the Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority's board meeting minutes, which are posted as the Authority's only current narrative record.1
The arbitration docket
From the April 30, 2026 minutes:
“a new arbitration for 2026 was scheduled, Wild Meadows, (first in 3 years). Another arbitration, Ridgewood Manor, was remanded by the Supreme Court for redetermination after appeal, effectively redoing a multi-year matter, underscoring that arbitration can be both expensive and time-consuming.”
One arbitration-services invoice was approved in the same period: Moore and Rutt, P.A., invoice #27486, for $80.00.
The certification volume
Every CPI-based increase must be certified by the Authority before notice goes out, under 25 Del. C. § 7052A(c)(5). The minutes record:
- 24 certifications in November 2025
- 56 in March 2026
- 43 in April 2026, as of April 27
So the machinery processes rent increases in the dozens per month and contests them roughly once every three years.
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Related Delaware HOA Topics
- DEMHRA board meeting minutes, April 30, 2026 — Wild Meadows arbitration, Ridgewood Manor remand, certification counts ↩
- DEMHRA — index of past meeting minutes (2026 meetings: Feb. 5, Mar. 17, Apr. 30, Jun. 4, Aug. 27; minutes posted through Apr. 30) ↩
- 25 Del. C. ch. 70, subch. V — § 7046 (Manufactured Home Owner Attorney Fund; § 7046(b)(8) rent-increase challenge thresholds) ↩
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