A landlord’s debt to a tenant could not be set off against distress, not because rent is something special, but because distress is something special–not an action, but a remedy without action.
Citations:
(1743) Barnes 450
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – British Anzani (Felixstowe) Ltd v International Marine Management (UK) Ltd ChD 19-Dec-1978
Money expended by a tenant on discharging his landlord’s covenants will in appropriate circumstances operate as a partial or a complete discharge so as to furnish a defence at law to a claim for unpaid rent; and where the tenant has suffered damage . .
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Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 24 November 2022; Ref: scu.247746
