---
title: "Rental agreement shows curly-brace placeholders"
description: "Your guests see text such as {reservations.unit_name}, {initial}, or {signature} in the rental agreement at checkout. **Why this happens.** The **Default…"
url: "https://homerunner.io/docs/why-does-my-rental-agreement-show-curly-brace-placeholders-like-reservations-uni/"
updated: "2026-10-26"
category: Booking engine and checkout
---

# Rental agreement shows curly-brace placeholders

Your guests see text such as {reservations.unit_name}, {initial}, or {signature} in the rental agreement at checkout.

**Why this happens.** The **Default Rental Agreement** in HomeRunner Settings, on the **Reservation Settings** tab in the **Checkout** section, is displayed to guests exactly as written. Placeholders from other systems are not replaced with real values.

**What you can do.** Edit the agreement text and remove or reword any lines that contain those placeholders. The checkout page already displays the home's name and stay dates alongside the agreement, and guests accept it with a checkbox, so signature and initial fields are not needed.

Still stuck? [Contact the HomeRunner team](https://homerunner.io/contact/) with your site address and what you tried, and we take it from there.