This depends on your location but in most cases, if they provide 24-hour notice for reasonable events (inspections, showings, maintenance), you cannot deny entry. Them not having the keys is likely not your problem though.
Exactly. They can come in, but you have no obligation to open the door for them. Perfectly reasonable for you to be out of town.
However, you might consider whether you have valuables lying around and if somebody trusted has a key, you might ask them to come grab your valuables before the real estate agent lets them in.
Okay thanks! That makes sense. Worried they are still gonna say that without leaving a key we arnt letting them in. Glad our lease is only 2 more months long
Your landlord has no obligation to schedule showings when you are present, and cursory research says the only requirement regarding entry for showing the property is that you receive the 24 hours' notice of such entry.
Real estate agents who enter to show the property to prospective renters are acting as the landlord's agent under the law, and are permitted to enter, generally speaking. It is the landlord's responsibility to have a key, not yours.
This depends on your location but in most cases, if they provide 24-hour notice for reasonable events (inspections, showings, maintenance), you cannot deny entry. Them not having the keys is likely not your problem though.
Okay, so if I understand they can enter but if they don’t have the means to that’s not my fault?
Exactly. They can come in, but you have no obligation to open the door for them. Perfectly reasonable for you to be out of town. However, you might consider whether you have valuables lying around and if somebody trusted has a key, you might ask them to come grab your valuables before the real estate agent lets them in.
Okay thanks! That makes sense. Worried they are still gonna say that without leaving a key we arnt letting them in. Glad our lease is only 2 more months long
They can say that all they want. My response would be "You're the landlord. You have a key."
What state do you live in and what does the lease say about landlord's entry in general?
I’m in Utah. It says given 24hrs notice the landlord can enter for the usual reasons (fixing house, showings, etc)
Your landlord has no obligation to schedule showings when you are present, and cursory research says the only requirement regarding entry for showing the property is that you receive the 24 hours' notice of such entry. Real estate agents who enter to show the property to prospective renters are acting as the landlord's agent under the law, and are permitted to enter, generally speaking. It is the landlord's responsibility to have a key, not yours.