Section 1529 - Right of tenant to recover payments

Any tenant who has made a payment to a utility on account of nonpayment of charges by the landlord ratepayer pursuant to this subchapter may subsequently recover the amount paid to the utility either by deducting the amount from any rent or payment on account of taxes or operating expenses then or thereafter due from the tenant to the person to whom he would otherwise pay his rent or by obtaining reimbursement from the landlord ratepayer. Cross References. Section 1529 is referred to in sections 1525, 1531 of this title.