The buyer on notifying the seller of his intention to do so may deduct all or any part of the damages resulting from any breach of the contract from any part of the price still due under the same contract.
D.C. Code § 28:2-717
Deduction of damages from the price
Known as the Uniform Commercial Code
The act spans §§ 28–28 (639 sections).
Dec. 30, 1963, 77 Stat. 668, Pub
Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.