# AST Custom Clauses

**URL:** <https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/ast-custom-clauses/4909>\
**Category:** Landlord Discussion\
**Created:** [1 July 2019 18:16 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/ast-custom-clauses/4909 "2019-07-01T18:16:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ian10](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/ian10/32/450_2.png) [@Ian10](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Ian10)\
**Post date:** [1 July 2019 18:16 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/ast-custom-clauses/4909/1 "2019-07-01T18:16:57Z")

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I’m new to open rent and was just wondering if it is possible to edit or add text to the standard clauses?

For example changing: ‘agree that the Landlord should hold a spare set of keys’ to ‘agree that the Landlord and his appointed representatives should hold a spare set of keys’.

Otherwise I guess I will need to add a new clause to supplement the existing one. Messy but possible I guess.

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**Author:** ![Anne1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@Anne1](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Anne1)\
**Post date:** [2 July 2019 16:41 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/ast-custom-clauses/4909/2 "2019-07-02T16:41:53Z")

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I don’t know if you can edit the standard clauses, but I do know that you can add custom clauses with no problem.

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**Author:** ![Ian10](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/ian10/32/450_2.png) [@Ian10](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/Ian10)\
**Post date:** [3 July 2019 13:38 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/ast-custom-clauses/4909/3 "2019-07-03T13:38:21Z")

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Thanks Anne1. I found a little more info an an unrelated help topic and it does appear that all you can do is add your own custom clause. This will make the AST a little messy but could work I guess.

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**Author:** ![system](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.openrent.co.uk/system/32/11_2.png) [@system](https://community.openrent.co.uk/u/system)\
**Post date:** [9 August 2022 12:51 UTC](https://community.openrent.co.uk/t/ast-custom-clauses/4909/4 "2022-08-09T12:51:10Z")

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