(B) The date that the tenant intends to terminate the rental agreement and
vacate the dwelling unit, which date must be at least ten days after the date that
the notice is provided to the landlord.
(II) If the landlord commences or completes remedial action before the
termination date provided by the tenant in accordance with subsection (1)(b)(I)(B) of
this section, the landlord and tenant may agree in writing, at the time the condition
is being remedied or repaired or after the condition has been remedied or repaired,
to rescind the tenant's intent to terminate the rental agreement and continue the
housing arrangement under the landlord and tenant's existing rental agreement.
(c) (I) The tenant may deduct from one or more rent payments the cost of
repairing or remedying a condition that is the basis of a breach of the warranty of
habitability, as described in section 38-12-503, if:
(A) The tenant gives the landlord at least ten days' advance written notice of
the tenant's intent to hire a licensed or otherwise qualified professional to remedy
or repair the condition or conditions; except that the tenant may provide only forty-eight hours' advance written notice if the tenant has a good faith belief that the
condition materially interferes with the tenant's life, health, or safety;
(B) The landlord fails to sufficiently remedy or repair the condition within the
notice period described in subsection (1)(c)(I)(A) of this section or the landlord fails
to provide a comparable dwelling unit or hotel room pursuant to section 38-12-503
(4);
(C) The licensed or otherwise qualified professional is not a relative of the
tenant and provides an estimate for remedying or repairing the condition or
conditions that is reasonably consistent with industry standards;