if I want to move out before the end of my lease term, can my landlord require me to pay a fee for marketing to find a replacement tenant if I found one on my own?

if I want to move out before the end of my lease term, can my landlord require me to pay a fee for marketing to find a replacement tenant if I found one on my own?

I signed a lease break addendum that requires me to pay $900 for the property to be marketed. The landlord hasn’t signed and I found a qualified tenant, who is going to pay $150 extra a month on top of what I pay and they were approved by the landlord. The landlord is now asking me for my $900 fee and I am seeking advice on whether I am legally obligated to pay since I found the tenant and it was never marketed.

Asked on February 1, 2019 under Real Estate Law, Arizona

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