PLEASE SUBMIT ALL RENTAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION PAPERWORK TO THE FOLLOWING NEW EMAIL: rentals@middletown.delaware.gov
All properties utilized as rental properties (units) located in the Incorporated Town of Middletown must be registered with the Town Licensing and Inspections Department.
There are no fees to register properties, however, there is a $75 inspection fee for each unit.
*** Effective Feb. 1, 2026, the rental inspection fee must be paid at the time of scheduling the rental inspection.
Rental inspections are required at the change of each tenant. The rental inspection must pass before the tenant is authorized to move into the property.
All inspections are to be made while the rental unit is vacant (empty), clean, and all utilities are to be turned on prior to the scheduled inspection. The Town's rental inspection checklist should be followed in preparing the unit for inspection.
The registration documents that must be completed in their entirety and submitted to the Town, to begin the registration process are:
Please review the following updated rental ordinance and other documents: (6.1.21)
Rental Property Registration Inspection Information
Owner's Rental Property Registration Forms
Rental Property Registration Form
Owner’s Utility Billing Verification of Address Form / Authorized Agent Change of Service Request
Rental Property Registration & Inspection Procedure
Rental Property Inspection Checklist
Clean Hands Ordinance (14-11-01)
** For additional rental property address listings, please utilize the following documents:
Rental Property Addresses (Additional)
Rental Property Addresses (Additional Blank)
Rental Property Improvement Acknowledgement Form