Do you need a license to be a property manager in Delaware?

Delaware lets a provider of property management services work without a real estate license, but only as long as they do not lease or rent property, or negotiate leases, for others. Leasing for others needs a real estate license from the Delaware Real Estate Commission. The exact wording is below.

Managing property for others"(5) A provider of property management services as defined in § 2902 of this title excepting that a provider of property management services shall not directly or indirectly sell or offer to sell, buy or offer to buy, negotiate the purchase, sale, or exchange of real estate, lease or rent or offer for lease or rent any real estate, or negotiate leases or rental agreements thereof or of the improvements thereon for others. ... “Property management services” means those actions taken for others, pursuant to an agreement, in exchange for a fee, commission, compensation or other valuable consideration which include the supervision and the administration of the physical maintenance and/or the financial matters of real property. These supervision services may include assisting the owner in decisions in the selection of tenants, budgeting for the operation of property or properties, collecting of rent or rents, or maintaining security deposits." official source
On-site and employee exemptions"(1) Any person or a subsidiary or division thereof with common ownership or control who, as owner or lessor, buyer or lessee, or equitable owner of an interest in an agreement of sale not engaged in wholesaling as a business, performs any of the acts enumerated in this section with reference to property owned, purchased, or leased by such person or a subsidiary or division thereof with common ownership or control or to the regular employee of such person, with respect to the property so owned, purchased or leased, where such acts are performed in the regular course of or as an incident to the management of such property and the investment therein; or" "(5) A provider of property management services as defined in § 2902 of this title excepting that a provider of property management services shall not directly or indirectly sell or offer to sell, buy or offer to buy, negotiate the purchase, sale, or exchange of real estate, lease or rent or offer for lease or rent any real estate, or negotiate leases or rental agreements thereof or of the improvements thereon for others." official source
Leasing agents"(23) “Salesperson” means any individual who holds a salesperson license from the Commission and who is licensed under a broker to sell or offer to sell, or to buy or to offer to buy, or to negotiate the purchase, sale, auction or exchange of real estate, or to lease or rent or offer for rent any real estate, or to negotiate leases or rental agreements thereof or of the improvements thereon for others." official source
Licensing agencyDelaware Real Estate Commission (Division of Professional Regulation) official source
CredentialReal estate salesperson license (also associate broker and broker licenses) official source

Checked against official Delaware sources on Oct 27, 2026. This is not legal advice: rules change and exemptions depend on who employs you, so confirm with the licensing agency. This page lists only what we could confirm on an official page.

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