What constitutes good cause for Aira Fitness to withhold consent to a proposed transfer?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
munication media or any form of advertising, any information relating to the sale of the Aira Fitness Business or the rights under this Agreement, without our prior written consent.
- B. Consent to Transfer. We will not unreasonably withhold our consent to transfer, provided we determine that all of the conditions described in this Section 12 have been satisfied. Application for our consent to a transfer and tender of the right of first refusal provided for in Section 12.E must be made by submission of our form of application for consent to transfer, which must be accompanied by the documents (including a copy of the proposed purchase or other transfer agreement) or other required information. The application must indicate whether you or an Owner proposes to retain a security interest in the property to be transferred. No security interest may be retained or created, however, without our prior written consent and except upon conditions acceptable to us. Any agreement used in connection with a transfer is subject to our prior written approval, which approval will not be withheld unreasonably. Any attempted transfer by you without our prior written consent or otherwise not in compliance with the terms of this Agreement will be void and will provide us with the right to elect either to default and terminate this Agreement or to collect from you and the guarantors a transfer fee equal to two times the transfer fee provided for in Section 12.C.
- C. Conditions of Transfer. We condition our consent to any proposed transfer, whether to an individual, a corporation, a partnership or any other entity upon the following:
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- Transferee Qualifications. The transferee must meet all of our then-current requirements for the franchise we are offering at the time of the proposed transfer.
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- Payment of Amounts Owed. All amounts owed by you to us or any of our affiliates, your suppliers or any landlord for the Aira Fitness Business premises and Authorized Location, or upon which we or any of our affiliates have any contingent liability must be paid in full.
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- Reports. You must have provided all required reports to us in accordance with Section 10.
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- Modernization. You must have complied with the provisions of Section 5.F.
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- Guarantee. In the case of an installment sale for which we have consented to you or any Owner retaining a security interest or other financial interest in this Agreement or the business operated hereunder, you or such Owner, and the guarantors, are obligated to guarantee the performance under this Agreement until the final close of the installment sale or the termination of such interest, as the case may be.
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- Consent to Transfer; General Release. You, each Owner and each guarantor must execute all transfer documents that we require and in the form we designate, which documents will include a general release
of all claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement, your Aira Fitness Business or the parties' business relationship; provided, however, that the release will not be inconsistent with any state law regulating franchising.
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- Training. The transferee must, at your or the transferee's expense, comply with the training requirements of Section 7.B.
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- Financial Reports and Data. We have the right to require you to prepare and furnish to transferee and/or us such financial reports and other data relating to the Aira Fitness Business and its operations as we deem reasonably necessary or appropriate for transferee and/or us to evaluate the Aira Fitness Business and the proposed transfer. You agree that we have the right to confer with proposed transferees and furnish them with information concerning the Aira Fitness Business and proposed transfer without being held liable to you, except for intentional misstatements made to a transferee. Any information furnished by us to proposed transferees is for the sole purpose of permitting the transferees to evaluate the Aira Fitness Business and proposed transfer and must not be construed in any manner or form whatsoever as earnings claims or claims of success or failure.
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- Transfer Fee. If the transferee is an existing AIRA FITNESS franchisee, you must pay us a transfer fee equal to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000); if the transferee is not an existing AIRA FITNESS franchisee, you must pay us a transfer fee equal to our then-current initial franchise fee.
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- New Franchise Agreement. If the proposed transfer (or a series of transfers) would result in a change in control of the franchisee, the transferee must execute our then-current form of franchise agreement (provided that no initial franchise fee will be due there under); and each of transferee's owners execute our thencurrent form of personal guaranty and undertaking. The parties acknowledge and agree that our then-current form of franchise agreement may be materially different than this Agreement and may include, among other things, different fees. Additionally, in the event of a transfer, we have the unilateral right to change or modify the boundaries of the Designated Area under the new franchise agreement. The Designated Area modification, if any, will be noted in the new franchise agreement issued with respect to the transfer.
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- Transaction Terms.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Aira Fitness will not unreasonably withhold consent to a transfer if all conditions outlined in Section 12 are met. These conditions include the transferee meeting Aira Fitness's current requirements for franchisees, payment of all outstanding amounts owed to Aira Fitness, its affiliates, suppliers, or landlords, and submission of all required reports. Compliance with modernization requirements as per Section 5.F is also necessary.
Further conditions include the execution of required transfer documents, including a general release, by the franchisee, each owner, and each guarantor. The transferee must also comply with the training requirements outlined in Section 7.B at their own expense. Aira Fitness has the right to request financial reports and data related to the Aira Fitness Business to evaluate the proposed transfer. Additionally, the financial terms of the transfer must not materially and adversely affect the business's ability to continue operations and meet its liabilities.
Other conditions may be reasonably required by Aira Fitness as part of its transfer policies. If a security interest is retained in an installment sale, the franchisee, owners, and guarantors must guarantee performance under the agreement until the sale's final close or termination of interest. The proposed transfer terms must also be provided to Aira Fitness, and Aira Fitness must be satisfied that the financial terms won't negatively impact the business's ability to operate post-transfer.
An attempted transfer without Aira Fitness's prior written consent or non-compliance with the agreement terms will be considered void. This gives Aira Fitness the right to either terminate the agreement or collect a transfer fee equal to two times the standard transfer fee outlined in Section 12.C. For example, if the transferee is an existing Aira Fitness franchisee, the transfer fee is $5,000; if not, it is the then-current initial franchise fee. If the transfer results in a change of control, the transferee must execute Aira Fitness's current franchise agreement form, though no initial franchise fee will be due.