Management Agency Agreement-prevent indemnity claim by the landlord to the R/E HI Members What a nice sunny saturday... I am preparing a new MANAGEMENT AGENCY AGREEMENT with my local R/E Agent. He gave me a draft contract which allows him to get away from any claim, suits actions costs and expenses if any was made against his r/e in the course of or arising out of the proper performance or excess of powers duties or authorities of the agent. Excluding your statutory rights to sue for their incompetence? I like that one - get the licensee to explain it to you and if they cannot strike it out. Hi Scott This is what was quoted on the contract "The principal undertakes to indemnify and keep indemnified the Agent against all actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, costs and expenses whatever which may be taken of made against the Agent in the course of or arising out of the proper performance or excess of the powers duties or authorities of the agent under this agreement." So I am guessing this is not a regular or reasonable clause on a management agency contract? In QLD, the management agreement is done via a form produced by the QLD office of Fair Trading and is not negotiable. The clause you referred to is in the government forms in QLD - so it's normal for us. I understand that in NSW there is more scope to alter the terms and conditions - but that clause is