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Right to Offset:Past Due ​Rent Safe Deposit Box

Question: 
Can I use right to offset ​against a dormant account​ to pay past due ​rent on a safe deposit box?
Answer: 

by Randy Carey:

Read your contracts and contact your legal counsel.

Answer: 

by Ken Golliher:

What rlcarey said with sprinkles:

Any right of offset a bank may have is controlled by:
* state statute,
* state court decisions, and
* the wording of its contracts.

Be wary of anybody who answers a question about a right of set off who is not familiar with all three sources. It is highly unlikely he or she will be right.

First published on 11/12/2017

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