Any tax laid upon lands or tenements according to law which is paid by or levied from the tenant of such lands or tenements, or a person occupying and having charge of same, shall be a setoff against the rent or other demand of the owner for the use, or profits, of such premises. If there is no rent or other demand sufficient to cover the sum so paid or levied, the tenant or other person may demand and recover the same from the owner, with costs. This provision shall not affect any contract between the landlord and tenant.
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Chapter 53. LANDLORD OBLIGATIONS AND TENANT REMEDIES
§ 5301. Landlord obligation; rental agreement.
§ 5302. Tenant remedy; termination at the beginning of term.
§ 5303. Landlord obligation to supply possession of rental unit.
§ 5304. Tenant's remedies for failure to supply possession.
§ 5305. Landlord obligations relating to the rental unit.
§ 5306. Tenant's remedies relating to the rental unit; termination.
§ 5307. Tenant's remedies relating to the rental unit; repair and deduction from rent.
§ 5308. Essential services; landlord obligation and tenant remedies.
§ 5309. Fire and casualty damage; landlord obligation and tenant remedies.
§ 5310. “Assurance money” prohibited.
§ 5313. Unlawful ouster or exclusion of tenant.
§ 5314. Tenant's right to early termination.
§ 5315. Taxes paid by tenant; setoff against rent; recovery from owner.
§ 5316. Protection for victims of domestic abuse, sexual offenses and/or stalking.
§ 5317. Landlord and tenant obligations relating to bed bug infestation.