{"data":{"id":"us-de/10-del.-c.-5017","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"10 Del. C. § 5017","heading":"Stay of execution of writ.","body":"On making the rule for a writ of possession absolute, the court may direct a reasonable stay of execution. If the person in possession is a tenant, execution shall be stayed until the usual expiration of the year of tenants, according to the custom of letting in the place, or neighborhood, wherein the premises are situate.","path":["Title 10. Courts and Judicial Procedure","Procedure","CHAPTER 49. Executions","Subchapter VII. Writ of Possession"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title10/c049/sc07/index.html#5017","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"b6db0aa3da339893deec3c64fefb3ac5348fdc02a5fb8408c729b4c69925201f","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/10-del.-c.-5016","next":"us-de/10-del.-c.-5018"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}