Negotiating clauses from contracts

[WillG]

It is possible or negotiate clauses in contracts between the landlord and property manager?

In particular, I want to remove the "sale fee" clause.

"Sale Fee: If the property is sold(weather during or after the term of the agreement) to any person who has been a tenant of the property during the term of this Agreement, then the owner will pay to the agent a sale fee of 2.2%, inclusive of GST, of the sale price of the property"

Has anybody done this? How do agents react when you ask them to remove the clause?

Thanks

 

[rugrat]

never done it, or heard of it being done. But theoretically there is no reason it cann't be done if both parties agree to it.

 

[tobe]

Ive crossed out and initialled a few changes. The one that irks me is reletting fee. they wanted a weeks rent to send the existing tenant another lease!! Try crossing it out and see how you go.