State money laws
Security deposit, gift card cash back, and final paycheck law for Delaware — each rule with its statute citation and the date it was verified.
Your landlord had 20 days to return your deposit or list the deductions in writing. If they were late or kept it wrongly, a court can make them pay twice what they wrongly kept.
Return deadline20 days
If the landlord is late or keeps it wronglyTwice the amount wrongfully withheld
25 Del. C. § 5514 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute
Tenant must give a forwarding address; landlord who fails to timely remit forfeits the right to withhold.
No statute
This state has no law that lets you cash out a small gift card balance. The card keeps working until it is used up or expires under federal rules.
Cash backNo statute
No state cash-back statute · Verified 2026-10-21
No state cash-redemption statute found in the statute survey for this run; federal gift-card rules on expiry and fees still apply.
Your final pay is due on the next payday or 3 days after your last day, whichever is later.
If firedLater of the next regular payday or 3 days after the last day worked
If you quitLater of the next regular payday or 3 days after the last day worked
Late-pay penaltyLiquidated damages in an amount up to the unpaid wages, plus court costs, under § 1103
Del. Code tit. 19, § 1103 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute
Rules above are the statute as verified on the date shown on each card. Local ordinances can add rules. This page is information, not legal advice.