Has 1-800-GOT-JUNK? been convicted of a felony or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony charge, or within the ten years immediately preceding the application for registration, been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a misdemeanor charge or been the subject of a civil action alleging violation of a franchise, antifraud, or securities law; fraud; embezzlement; fraudulent conversion or misappropriation of property; or unfair or deceptive practices or comparable allegations?
1_800_Got_Junk Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Except as provided above, the following applies to the franchisor, its predecessor, a person identified in Item 2, or an affiliate offering franchises under the franchisor’s principal trademark:
A. No such party has an administrative, criminal, or civil action pending against that person alleging: a felony, a violation of a franchise, antitrust, or securities law, fraud, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, misappropriation of property, unfair or deceptive practices, or comparable civil or misdemeanor allegations.
B. No such party has pending actions, other than routine litigation incidental to the business, that is significant in the context of the number of franchisees and the size, nature, or financial condition of the franchise system or its business operations.
C. No such party has been convicted of a felony or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony charge or, within the ten years immediately preceding the application for registration, has been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a misdemeanor charge or has been the subject of a civil action alleging: violation of a franchise, antifraud, or securities law; fraud; embezzlement; fraudulent conversion or misappropriation of property; or unfair or deceptive practices or comparable allegations.
D. No such party is subject to a currently effective injunctive or restrictive order or decree relating to the franchise, or under a Federal, State, or Canadian franchise, securities, antitrust, trade regulation, or trade practice law, resulting from a concluded or pending action or proceeding brought by a public agency; or is subject to any currently effective
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD page 24)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? states that, except as provided otherwise in the document, neither the franchisor, its predecessor, any person identified in Item 2, nor any affiliate offering franchises under the franchisor’s principal trademark, has faced certain legal issues. Specifically, no such party has an administrative, criminal, or civil action pending against them alleging a felony, a violation of franchise, antitrust, or securities law, fraud, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, misappropriation of property, unfair or deceptive practices, or comparable civil or misdemeanor allegations.
Furthermore, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? states that no such party has pending actions, other than routine litigation incidental to the business, that is significant in the context of the number of franchisees and the size, nature, or financial condition of the franchise system or its business operations. The company also states that no such party has been convicted of a felony or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony charge. Also, within the ten years immediately preceding the application for registration, no party has been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to a misdemeanor charge or has been the subject of a civil action alleging violation of a franchise, antifraud, or securities law; fraud; embezzlement; fraudulent conversion or misappropriation of property; or unfair or deceptive practices or comparable allegations.
Finally, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? states that no such party is subject to a currently effective injunctive or restrictive order or decree relating to the franchise, or under a Federal, State, or Canadian franchise, securities, antitrust, trade regulation, or trade practice law, resulting from a concluded or pending action or proceeding brought by a public agency; or is subject to any currently effective order of any national securities association or exchange relating to that person's activities as a member of the association or exchange.