What is Aira Fitness franchisee's obligation regarding the maintenance of the Pod?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Maintenance.
The building (exterior and interior), equipment, fixtures, signage and trade dress employed in the operation of your Aira Fitness Business must be maintained and refreshed in accordance with our requirements established periodically and any of our reasonable schedules prepared based upon our periodic evaluations of the premises.
Within a period of thirty (30) days (as we determine depending on the work needed) after the receipt of any particular report prepared following such an evaluation, you must affect the items of maintenance we designate, including the repair of defective equipment and items such as carpet and/or the replacement of irreparable or obsolete items of equipment and signage.
If, however, any condition presents a threat to members or to public safety, you must affect the items of maintenance immediately, as further described in Section 6.F.
If you fail to complete the required maintenance, we reserve the right (but no obligation) to do so on your behalf and you must reimburse us for our costs and expenses.
- F.
Modernization.
From time to time as we require, you must modernize and/or replace items of the trade dress or equipment as may be necessary for your Aira Fitness Business to conform to the standards for similarly situated new Aira Fitness Businesses.
For instance, we require that you modernize the Aira Fitness Business within five years of the Effective Date of this Agreement.
We also require that you replace all fitness equipment within three years of the Effective Date of this Agreement.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Aira Fitness FDD, franchisees are responsible for maintaining the Aira Fitness Business, including the building (exterior and interior), equipment, fixtures, signage, and trade dress. This maintenance must align with Aira Fitness's requirements, which are established periodically based on evaluations of the premises.
Following an evaluation report, franchisees have a specified period, determined by Aira Fitness based on the work needed, typically within thirty days, to address the maintenance items designated by Aira Fitness. This includes repairing defective equipment and replacing irreparable or obsolete items. If a condition poses a threat to members or public safety, the franchisee must immediately address the maintenance items as described in Section 6.F of the agreement.
If a franchisee fails to complete the required maintenance, Aira Fitness has the right, but not the obligation, to perform the maintenance on the franchisee's behalf. In such cases, the franchisee is responsible for reimbursing Aira Fitness for all costs and expenses incurred. Additionally, franchisees are required to modernize and/or replace items of trade dress or equipment as needed to conform to the standards of new Aira Fitness Businesses. For example, franchisees must modernize the Aira Fitness Business within five years of the Effective Date of the agreement and replace all fitness equipment within three years of the Effective Date.