Questions on rental permit in Middletown, DE

[Tianyi Chen]

Hi,  I bought a property in Middletown, DE for rental recently.  When I applied for the rental permit, I got this message.

Looking over the rental registration paperwork with the New Castle County parcel information it shows it to be 100% basement, but doesn’t show any basement % finished.

I had checked in the original building permit and on the certificate of occupancy (12/19/03), and it doesn’t list a finished basement on them documents either. We could not find any additional records of the basement being properly finished.

If you can provide any further building records in regards to the basement being properly finished the Town could look into those.

I tried to call the code official who sent me the email a few times and didn't get a reply.  My understanding is that I can fill out an improvement acknowledgement form and get the finished basement permitted within a year.  I am not sure what to do.  Anyone has experience in Middletown, DE?  Thanks.

This property will need a Rental Property Improvement Acknowledgement form submitted. It would need to be approved before a passed rental inspection can be obtained.