Delaware Assistance-Animal Housing Accommodation Request
DELAWARE ASSISTANCE-ANIMAL HOUSING ACCOMMODATION REQUEST
Date: [__/__/____]
To landlord or housing manager: [NAME AND ADDRESS OR EMAIL]
From applicant or resident: [FULL NAME]
Rental dwelling: [STREET ADDRESS AND UNIT]
Private contact for response: [EMAIL OR MAILING ADDRESS]
Request
I request a reasonable accommodation under 6 Del. C. § 4603A(a)(2) to keep the animal identified below. I ask you to change the identified housing rule or charge because the animal helps address a disability-related need and the change may be necessary for use and enjoyment of this dwelling.
Animal name and species: [________________________________]
Rule or charge affected: [NO-ANIMAL RULE / PET DEPOSIT / OTHER]
Change requested: [________________________________]
How this animal helps with the disability-related need, without stating a diagnosis:
[____________________________________________________________]
How the requested change helps with use and enjoyment of this dwelling:
[____________________________________________________________]
Animal role and deposit request
☐ This animal is duly certified and individually trained to perform disability-related work or tasks for a resident of this rental unit. Work or tasks: [________________________________]. Certification information, if applicable: [________________________________]. I ask you to apply the pet-deposit rule in 25 Del. C. § 5514(i)(3) if its conditions are met.
☐ This animal provides emotional support without individually trained disability-related work or tasks. I request an individualized accommodation concerning the rule or charge above under 6 Del. C. § 4603A(a)(2). I do not claim that the trained-support-animal deposit exception in § 5514(i)(3) automatically applies.
☐ The animal's role needs explanation. Details: [________________________________].
Supporting information and response
☐ The disability-related need is already apparent or known to the housing provider.
☐ I enclose relevant supporting information. Attachment: [DESCRIPTION]
☐ Please tell me what further information you need and a private way to provide it.
Please respond in writing to [PRIVATE CONTACT METHOD] by [REQUESTED DATE]. If you propose another accommodation, please describe it so I can respond.
Requester signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Delivery record
Delivered to: [NAME OR OFFICE]
Method: ☐ Email ☐ Mail ☐ Hand delivery ☐ Housing portal
Date delivered: [__/__/____] Confirmation or tracking: [________________________________]
Official sources
About this template
- Last updated
- November 2, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 2, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- 6 Del. C. § 4603A(a)(2)
- 25 Del. C. § 5141(38)
- 25 Del. C. § 5514(i)(3)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
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This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 2, 2026.
6 Del. C. § 4603A(a)(2) (checked November 2, 2026): "A refusal to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices or services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford such person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling;"
25 Del. C. § 5514(i)(3) (checked November 2, 2026): "A landlord may require an additional deposit from a tenant with a pet, but shall not require any pet deposit from a tenant if the pet is a duly certified and trained support animal for a disabled person who is a resident of the rental unit."
25 Del. C. § 5141(38) (checked November 2, 2026): "“Support animal” shall mean any animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks to meet the requirements of a disabled person, including, but not limited to, minimal protection work, rescue work, pulling a wheelchair or retrieving dropped items."
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