What is the Aira Fitness franchisee required to do upon receiving notice of assignment or transfer of the lease?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You may not relocate your Aira Fitness Business without our prior written consent.
If you need to relocate because of condemnation, destruction, or expiration or cancellation of your lease for reasons other than your breach, we will grant you authority to do so at a site acceptable to us that is within your Designated Area, is reasonably suited for an Aira Fitness Business and does not infringe on the rights of any other AIRA Fitness franchisee, provided that the new Aira Fitness Business is open and operating within sixty (60) days after you discontinue operation at the present Aira Fitness Business, all in accordance with our then-current standards.
If you voluntarily decide to relocate the Aira Fitness Business, your right to relocate the Aira Fitness Business will be void
and your interest in this Agreement will be voluntarily abandoned, unless you have given us notice of your intent to relocate not less than sixty (60) days prior to closing the Aira Fitness Business, have procured a site within your Designated Area that we accept fifteen (15) days prior to such closure, have opened the new Aira Fitness Business for business within 24 hours of such closure and complied with any other conditions that we reasonably require. You must pay the costs of any relocation, and we reserve the right to charge you for any reasonable costs that we incur. Upon relocation of your Aira Fitness Business for any reason, we may modify your Designated Area, in our sole judgment, to take into account the designated areas of neighboring Aira Fitness Businesses and other factors.
In the event your Aira Fitness Business is destroyed or damaged and you repair the Aira Fitness Business at the Authorized Location (rather than relocate the Aira Fitness Business), you must repair and reopen the Aira Fitness Business at the Authorized Location in accordance with our then-current standards for the destroyed or damaged area within twenty (20) days of the date of occurrence of the destruction or damage, or such longer time as we reasonably determine, in our sole judgment, is required given the nature and extent of the damage.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 Aira Fitness Franchise Disclosure Document, in the event that the Aira Fitness franchisee needs to relocate because of circumstances such as condemnation, destruction, or the expiration/cancellation of their lease (provided it's not due to a breach on their part), Aira Fitness will permit the franchisee to relocate. This relocation must be to a site that Aira Fitness finds acceptable, is within the franchisee's Designated Area, is suitable for an Aira Fitness Business, and does not infringe on the rights of other Aira Fitness franchisees.
To facilitate the relocation, the new Aira Fitness Business must be operational within 60 days of discontinuing operations at the original location, adhering to Aira Fitness's current standards. If a franchisee voluntarily decides to relocate, they must provide Aira Fitness with a notice of intent to relocate at least 60 days before closing the original Aira Fitness Business. Additionally, they must secure a site within their Designated Area that Aira Fitness approves 15 days before the closure, and the new business must open within 24 hours of closing the original.
The franchisee is responsible for covering all costs associated with the relocation. Aira Fitness retains the right to charge the franchisee for any reasonable costs they incur during the relocation process. Upon relocation, Aira Fitness may modify the franchisee's Designated Area to account for neighboring Aira Fitness Businesses and other relevant factors.
If the Aira Fitness Business is destroyed or damaged, and the franchisee chooses to repair the existing location instead of relocating, they must complete the repairs and reopen the business within 20 days of the incident, following Aira Fitness's standards for the damaged area. This timeframe may be extended at Aira Fitness's discretion, depending on the extent of the damage.