HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1

AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 1 by inserting the following after line 115 and redesignating accordingly:

“ (5) The number of covered individuals who have previously been represented in covered proceedings.

(6) Metrics on the level of experience of Form 50 agents, as authorized by Delaware Supreme Court Rule 57, who litigate against represented tenants, including the number of previous entries of appearance by each agent in a 12-month period, and the number of units owned by the entity being represented by the agent as documented on Form 50, if available. Form 50 is to be updated to include an optional field that requests the number of units owned or managed by the entity. ”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 1 on line 119 by deleting “ (b) ” and inserting “ (c) ”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 1 by deleting lines 174 and 175 in their entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

“ engage in mediation within 15 calendar days after service of process. Mediation must be scheduled and completed at least 48 hours before the trial date. A tenant’s failure to engage in or complete mediation may not delay the scheduling or commencement of trial. ”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment does all of the following:

(1) Inserts 2 additional forms of information that the Right to Representation Coordinator must include in the Coordinator’s annual report.

(2) Clarifies that mediation must be scheduled and completed no later than 48 hours before the trial date, and that a tenant’s failure to complete mediation may not delay the scheduling or commencement of trial.

(3) Makes a technical correction.