What must an Aerus franchisee do immediately upon expiration or termination of the franchise agreement regarding operation of the Franchised Business?
Aerus Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, Franchisee and Franchisee's principals shall:
- (1) Immediately cease operation of the Franchised Business and any use of the Marks, Software and Administration Systems or the Customer Data for any reason or purpose; promptly remove all signs, markings, or other writings and, immediately discontinue all advertising or publicity, that tend to indicate that Franchisee is a franchisee of Company or seller of Products; and immediately discontinue all advertising or publicity and take all actions necessary to comply
with the foregoing, including instructing all publishers of any telephone directory or listing not to renew, repeat or insert any listing or advertisement using the word "Aerus", "Lux" or "Electrolux" or any other term or identifier associating Franchisee with Company.
(2) Send written notice to all Outlet Licensees and Sales Representatives with whom Franchisee has been dealing that any license granted to or agreement made with such is terminated, and that such Outlet Licensees and Sales Representatives must also take all other steps herein required of Franchisee under this Section.
(3) Cooperate with Company in perfecting an assignment of all telephone numbers used at an Approved Location in connection with the sales of Products hereunder or otherwise known or identified as numbers associated with Company, the Products or the Marks to and into the name of Company or its nominee, taking all action necessary to effect the intent of the foregoing.
(4) Immediately cause the cancellation or termination of any assumed name filings for the Approved Name or otherwise including the name "Aerus", "Lux" or "Electrolux" or any of the Marks.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 74–305)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aerus's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, upon expiration or termination of the franchise agreement, the franchisee and its principals must immediately cease operation of the franchised business. This includes stopping any use of Aerus's marks, software, administration systems, or customer data for any reason.
Furthermore, the franchisee must promptly remove all signs, markings, or other writings that indicate they are an Aerus franchisee or seller of Aerus products. They must also immediately discontinue all advertising and publicity that associates them with Aerus. To ensure compliance, the franchisee must instruct all publishers of any telephone directory or listing not to renew, repeat, or insert any listing or advertisement using the word "Aerus," "Lux," or "Electrolux," or any other term that associates the franchisee with Aerus.
In addition, the franchisee is required to send written notice to all Outlet Licensees and Sales Representatives, informing them that any licenses or agreements they have are terminated. The franchisee must also ensure that these representatives take all necessary steps to comply with the termination requirements. The franchisee must cooperate with Aerus to transfer all telephone numbers used at the approved location to Aerus or its nominee and immediately cancel or terminate any assumed name filings that include the Aerus name or marks.