I am breaking my lease in the lease it says pay a reletting ,give a 30 day notice?

Question

and at the end of the contract it states you will still be responsible for the remainder of the leases. so do you pay rent and reletting fee and if i am still responsible for the rest of the lease what is the purpose of the reletting fee i am in tx

Answer 1

RELETTING CHARGE - If you move out prior to the end of your lease, you may be charged a reletting fee. The reletting fee is charged to cover the cost, efforts and expenses incurred in locating a resident. The reletting charge is due whether or not re-letting attempts have been successful. NOTE: If your unit does not get relet, you are still responsible for the rent until the end of your contract term (see #3).  The reletting fee should not exceed 85% of the highest monthly rent.

Answer 2

It doesn't seem fair.  In theory it pays for the newspaper ads which have to be paid since you moved out.  You could argue that the landlord would have had to pay the same amount at the end of your lease.