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Whenever the owner of any land or occupier °in building fails to execute any work which he is required default of to execute under this Act or any rule or bye-law owner and made thereunder the occupier, if any, of such deduction of nv building may, with the approval of the fronT'rent. C o m m ’ ,s*o n e r’ e x e c u t e t h e s a id w o r k a n d he shall ™ " subject to any contract between the owner and occupier to the contrary, be entitled to recover fr 0 m the owner the reasonable expenses incurred by him in the execution of the work and may deduct the amount thereof from the rent payable by him to the owner. and 393- Where any person, by reason of his trustees. receiving rent of immovable property as a receiver, agent or trustee or of his being a receiver, agent or trustee of the person who would have received the rent if the property were let to a tenant, would under this Act or any rule or bye-law made thereunder, ha bound to discharge any obligation imposed on the 207 owner of the property for the discharge of which money is required, he shall not be bound to discharge the obligation unless he has, or but for his own improper act or default might have had, funds in his hands belonging to the owner sufficient for the purpose. (2) The burden of proving any fact entitling a receiver, agent or trustee to relief under sub-section (1) shall lie upon him. (3) Where any receiver, agent or trustee has claimed and established his right to relief under this section, the Commissioner may, by notice in writing, require him to apply to the discharge of" his obligation as aforesaid the first moneys which may come to his hands on behalf, or for the use of the owner and on faiiute to comply with the notice he shall be deemed to be personally liable to discharge the obligation. Paym ent o f Compensation G e n e r a l power to pay com pensation. "94. In any case not otherwise expressly pro vided for in this Act or in any rule or bye-law made thereunder, the Commissioner, with the previous approval of the Standing Committee, may pay compensation to any person who sustains damage by reason of the exercise of any of >he powers vested by this Act or any rule or bye-law in the Commissioner or in any municipal employee. Compen sation to be paid by ■>tfend«rs for d a m a g e caused by them .