Lease agreement based on Texas Realtor Residential Lease Agreement.
(a) During last 30 days before move-out, option to allow landlord to put a realtor keybox to show potential buyers as per clause 14-D.
- As tenant, I signed authorization form and sent on time but Landlord's realtor objected via email about my additional request "to accompany showings". I responded immediately requesting her to accept it and also to give me 24-hr notice because I work from home. All this occurred before the start of 30-day period.
- Realtor did not put keybox and I contacted Landlord, 4 days in to the 30-day period, for follow up.
Keybox finally placed on 5th day in to 30day period. No changes to my signed authorization form
(b) At time of move out (20-24) I requested via email that the showings be canceled for 4 days since home will be full of boxes/packing stuff. I did not want potential buyers to be discouraged and Landlord to miss out on potential buyers.
Landlord accepted and realtor arranged to have no showing till 26th.
(c) Texas association of Realtors Lease agreement clause (14-D-3)
"If Landlord or Landlord's agents have made prior arrangements with Tenant to access the property and are later denied or are not able to access the property because of Tenant's failure to make the property accessible, Landlord may charge Tenant a trip charge as provided in Paragraph 14C."
(For Reference: 14C has trip charge of $50)
I have attempted to explain to Landlord that he has no basis to penalize me. He is not responding.
I was not denying access nor making it inaccessible. Realtor not proceeding to have keybox set up is not my fault and I was not denying them access. Further, during move out I did not deny but requested for the benefit of the landlord that showings be canceled so potential buyers are not turned off. He accepted and stopped showing for 6 days even though I requested for 4 days. But I was charged $650 (13 days x $50) from my security deposit. I feel that I should not be penalized at all.
Thanks for any suggestions.

