Will 360 Painting review an alternative location for a 360 Painting Business if the franchisee does not operate from their home?
360_Painting Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- if you wish to operate the Business from a location other than your house, consult with you and respond within 30 days. (FA Section 2.1);
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- review an alternative location for your Business, if you do not operate from your home. (FA Section 2.1).
You may operate your Business from your home, provided that it is equipped with a high-speed Internet connection that is "always on" (such as DSL or cable modem), and that you make adequate provisions for storage of equipment and supplies. If you prefer, you may locate your Business elsewhere provided that the proposed alternate location meets our specifications and is expressly approved by us in writing. The criteria that we use in deciding whether to approve a location outside of your home are whether (a) it is located within the Protected Territory (which will be designated in reference to your home address), and (b) it is suitable for use of the equipment required in the Business and for storage of equipment and supplies. In all cases, you must operate your franchise only in the Protected Territory and only from your home office (or other approved office space) and your Vehicles, and your home office (or other approved office space) and all Vehicles must be located in the Protected Territory at all times.
We will respond to your request for approval within 30 days after you provide us with the information necessary for us to determine that it will otherwise satisfy our criteria. There is no time limit for the Franchisor to approve or disapprove a site. We will not unreasonably withhold our approval of your proposed location outside of your home; however, you must operate the Business from your home until we approve an alternative location in writing. In addition, you must operate from your home if we do not approve or agree upon an alternative location in writing. We do not have to agree with you on a site if you operate from your home. However, if we and you cannot agree on a site outside your home, but you proceed to operate at an unapproved site outside your home, then we may issue you a default under your Franchise Agreement, which if not timely cured may result in your Franchise Agreement being terminated, you have having to cease operating the Business and you forfeiting your initial franchise fee to us.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 27–38)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 360 Painting Franchise Disclosure Document, 360 Painting will review an alternative location for a franchisee's business if they choose not to operate it from their home.
However, the franchisee must operate the 360 Painting business from their home until 360 Painting approves an alternative location in writing. If a franchisee operates at an unapproved site outside their home, 360 Painting may issue a default notice, which, if not addressed, could lead to the termination of the Franchise Agreement, cessation of business operations, and forfeiture of the initial franchise fee.
The FDD specifies that 360 Painting does not have to agree with a franchisee on a site if the franchisee operates from home. 360 Painting will respond to a franchisee's request for approval of an alternative location within 30 days after receiving the necessary information to determine if the location meets their criteria. There is no specified time limit for 360 Painting to ultimately approve or disapprove a site.
The criteria 360 Painting uses to decide whether to approve a location outside of the franchisee's home are whether (a) it is located within the Protected Territory (which will be designated in reference to your home address), and (b) it is suitable for use of the equipment required in the Business and for storage of equipment and supplies. In all cases, the franchisee must operate their franchise only in the Protected Territory and only from their home office (or other approved office space) and their Vehicles, and their home office (or other approved office space) and all Vehicles must be located in the Protected Territory at all times.