CITY OF WILMINGTON
VACANT PROPERTY REGISTRATION FEE PROGRAM


Message from the Mayor

City Code Summary

Registration Fees

Register Vacant Properties

Appeal Rights

Fee Waiver

Failure to Register

Eliminate Vacant Properties

List of Vacant Properties

Top Vacant Property Offenders

FEE STRUCTURE

The registration fee due for each property is determined by the number of years the property has been vacant, regardless of varying ownership.  The following is the current fee structure:

1 year vacant: $500.00
2 years vacant: $1,000.00
3 - 4 years vacant: $2,000.00
5 - 9 years vacant: $3,500.00
10 years vacant: $5,000.00
10+ years vacant: $5,000.00, plus an additional $500.00 for every year the property is vacant over 10 years.

City of Wilmington Department of Licenses & Inspections
800 N. French Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
1st District Charles Potter, Jr. 5th District Samuel Prado At-Large Michael A. Brown, Sr.
2nd District Ernest "Trippi" Congo II 6th District Kevin F. Kelley, Sr. At-Large Charles M. "Bud" Freel
3rd District Stephanie T. Bolden 7th District Paul F. Ignudo, Jr. At-Large Loretta Walsh
4th District Hanifa G.N. Shabazz 8th District Stephen L. Martelli At-Large Justen A. Wright
James M. Baker, Mayor Norman D. Griffiths, City Council President Henry Supinski, Treasurer