{"data":{"id":"us-de/6-del.-c.-4908","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"6 Del. C. § 4908","heading":"Termination, cancellation or nonrenewal of franchise — Dealership facilities assistance.","body":"In the event of a termination, cancellation or nonrenewal by the manufacturer under this chapter, except termination, cancellation or nonrenewal by the manufacturer for insolvency, license revocation, conviction of a crime or fraud by a dealer owner or failure of the dealer to conduct customary sales and service operations during business hours for 7 consecutive business days, except in circumstances beyond the direct control of the dealer, if the new motor vehicle dealer is leasing the dealership facilities from a lessor other than the manufacturer, the manufacturer shall pay the new motor vehicle dealer a sum equivalent to the rent for the unexpired term of the lease or 3 years’ rent, whichever is less, or if the new motor vehicle dealer owns the dealership facilities, the manufacturer shall pay the new motor vehicle dealer a sum equivalent to the reasonable rental value of the dealership facilities for 3 years. Nothing in this section shall relieve a lessee from the obligation to mitigate damages under the lease, nor prevent a manufacturer from discharging its obligations by negotiating a lease termination, sublease or new lease.","path":["Title 6. Commerce and Trade","SUBTITLE II","Other Laws Relating to Commerce and Trade","CHAPTER 49. Motor Vehicle Franchising Practices"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title6/c049/index.html#4908","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:08Z","sha256":"02a8712fba88bef13ac8e107a56546dd28d066a5caf5787518bea1cc5e4eeb66","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/6-del.-c.-4907","next":"us-de/6-del.-c.-4909"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}