Occupiers may recover cost of works executed at his expense from owner

Whenever any works or alterations and improvements, of which the Board is authorized by the Act to require the execution, are executed by the occupier on the requisition of the Board or are executed by the Board and the cost thereof is recovered from the occupier the cost thereof may, if the Board certify that such cost ought to be borne by the owner, be deducted by such occupier from the next and following payments of his rent due or becoming due to such owner, or may be recovered by him in any Court of competent jurisdiction.