Breaking lease; real estate have said I'm responsible for continuing to pay for the power until a new tenant is found as there is a septic tank on the property
I've had to break my lease recently and the real estate are saying that it's my responsibility to keep the power on until a new tenant is found. They've gone back and forth between saying that it's due to the septic tank needing to have constant power, and simply saying that it's because they need to be able to show potential tenants through.
They've referred to the Residential Tenancy Act 1997, saying that it states that "if a tenant breaks a lease they are responsible for maintaining the utilities and paying rent until a new tenant is found, leaving the power on so that a new tenant can be shown through", but I can't find any information like that in the act.
I understand that I need to keep paying rent but am not sure about the electricity. Any advice?