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When Can a Tenant Withhold Rent?

Aug 1, 2002 | Article 

Written by Wolfgang Kaufmann
(Shopping Centre Newsletter, Vol. 22, No. 8)

Leases commonly include a 'no set-off' provision such as, "Rent shall be paid without deduction, set-off, or abatement." Lawyers often asked, 'Can a tenant withhold rent and claim a set-off in the face of a no set-off clause?'

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