Will I have to pay an exit or termination fee?
Look in the agency agreement. Many older agreements include early-termination fees, document production fees, or 'handover' fees. Some states regulate these. Modern, owner-friendly agreements limit fees to genuine costs.
Common exit charges: file storage retrieval, copies of records, end-of-term audit, archive retrieval. Some agreements unlawfully attempt to charge a fee equal to remaining months of the contract — this is often unenforceable but you may need to push back through the tribunal.
By Reviewed by Last reviewed 2026-05-04
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