Can property management collect their fee (from us as renters) for a month we are no longer living there?

We rent our home through a property management company and we have been informed that the property is for sale. The property manager, who is also the listing agent, would like to property to be vacant for showings and has given us a thirty day notice to terminate the lease 1 month early, if we agree. We really want to move and have found a better place to live, however, he now stipulates that we would have to agree to have his property management fee for one month taken out of our security deposit. We are not terminating the lease and shouldn’t the owner be responsible for this amount?

One Response to “Can property management collect their fee (from us as renters) for a month we are no longer living there?”

  • Landlord:

    Yes, the owner gave notice and you moved out to accommodate them, you should not be paying this fee, it is his, and always was his bill.