Set-Off
Offsetting two mutual claims against each other.
If two claims of the same kind that are both due face each other, you can offset them against each other by set-off, to the extent they overlap. Both claims are then extinguished in that amount. You must declare the set-off.
The relevant statutes
§ 387 BGB
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