Offset by Tenant Clause Samples
The "Offset by Tenant" clause allows a tenant to deduct amounts owed to them by the landlord from their rent or other payments due under the lease. In practice, this means if the landlord fails to perform certain obligations—such as making repairs or reimbursing the tenant for agreed expenses—the tenant can reduce their rent by the corresponding amount. This clause provides tenants with a self-help remedy to recover costs or enforce landlord obligations without resorting to litigation, thereby ensuring fairness and encouraging timely compliance by the landlord.
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Offset by Tenant. Whenever in this Agreement the City is obligated to pay Tenant an amount, then the City Comptroller may elect to require Tenant to offset the amount due against Rent or other payments owed by Tenant to the City, in lieu of requiring the City to pay such amount. Tenant shall have no right to offset any amount due to City under this Agreement against amounts due to Tenant by City unless so directed in writing by the City Comptroller.