All Forum Posts by: Robert Cowart

@Thomas S. It is a standard lease agreement, doesn't say specifically, just marketing fees,  leasing fees, etc...the problem is that it also states that I could find a tenant, however when I did that, she said that I had to go through the broker.  

Thanks Bill!  This is very helpful, I guess I didn't see it as "rent loss" at first, since she got a new tenant, but I understand now.

She is also trying to get me to pay $1800 for releasing the property. I assumed this was the broker fee that was charged to her (1 month rent) so I have asked for clarification of that.  I also told her that I would pay a prorated amount of the fee since I only have 4 months left on the lease.

My LL and I agreed to term our lease early so that my wife and I could buy our own house. We gave her plenty of notice and kept her in the loop as to when we were buying a new home and when we were moving out of the rental. We had 5 months left on the lease(May '17 term) when we moved out, we paid rent for Jan. The LL has found a new tenant that will occupy the house mid Jan. However, she is charging the new tenant $150 less per month. So, the LL is trying to have me pay $150/mo through May to make up the difference. What are my options? She has our security deposit and a prorated amount of our Jan. rent. We are located in Texas.