No action shall be brought by a lessee under this article more than three years after the lessee knew or should have known of the occurrence of the alleged violation. This section does not bar a person from asserting a violation of this article in any action to collect the debt which was brought more than three years from the date of the occurrence of the violation as a matter of defense by recoupment or setoff in such action.
Source: L. 90: Entire article added, p. 378, § 1, effective January 1, 1991.
Cross references: For statutes of limitations generally, see article 80 of title 13.