Wilmington, DE Building Safety: Lead Paint (2026)

Wilmington's code doesn't impose a stand-alone lead-paint disclosure form like federal law does: instead it ties lead paint directly to the mandatory rental inspection program. If a rental inspection under § 34-35, or a tenant complaint, turns up lead paint on interior surfaces (walls, ceilings, sills, floors, doors, or frames), the licenses-and-inspections commissioner must order the owner to remove, abate, or encapsulate it and refinish the surface. Sale or use of unlabeled lead paint above one percent lead content, and use of any lead paint on interior surfaces of a dwelling or childcare space, are separately banned under §§ 13-132 and 13-134.