Return security deposit with itemized list within 20 days after the lease ends. Delaware law (25 Del. C. 5514) requires returning the security deposit, or giving the tenant an itemized list of damages with the estimated repair cost of each and paying the remaining balance, within 20 days after the rental agreement ends, and missing the deadline entitles the tenant to double the amount wrongfully withheld.
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