What are the Aira Fitness franchisee's obligations regarding the purchase of turf in Item 8, and how does this relate to the franchisor's assistance with site selection in Item 11?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Before you open your Aira Fitness Business, we will:
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- Provide you with site selection criteria and general design requirements for your Aira Fitness Business (Franchise Agreement, Sections 5A and 5C)
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- Provide you with the Approved Suppliers and Approved Supplies Lists (Franchise Agreement, Section 6D).
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- Provide you for purchase the Initial Fitness Equipment Package (Franchise Agreement, Section 6A)
You will select the site for the Aira Fitness Business within the Preliminary Designated Area that will be identified in the Summary Pages when you sign the Franchise Agreement. You will identify a site within the Preliminary Designated Area (or if no sites are available in the Preliminary Designated Area, in
proximity to it) for our approval. In evaluating the site, we will consider the following factors: rent amount, population and demographics of the surrounding area, and competition. Within 15 days after you have submitted all requested information concerning the site, we will notify you whether or not the site is approved. You must acquire a site for the Aira Fitness Business within 90 days after the Franchise Agreement is signed.
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 Aira Fitness Franchise Disclosure Document, there is no information provided in the excerpts regarding the franchisee's obligation to purchase turf in Item 8. However, Item 11 outlines Aira Fitness's pre-opening obligations, which include providing franchisees with site selection criteria and general design requirements, as well as Approved Suppliers and Approved Supplies Lists.
The franchisor also provides the Initial Fitness Equipment Package for purchase. Aira Fitness will consider factors such as rent amount, population and demographics of the surrounding area, and competition when evaluating a potential site. The franchisee is responsible for selecting a site within a Preliminary Designated Area, and must acquire a site within 90 days of signing the Franchise Agreement.
The FDD excerpts do not specify whether turf is a required purchase, who the approved suppliers are for turf, or any costs associated with turf installation. To fully understand the franchisee's obligations regarding turf, a prospective franchisee should ask Aira Fitness for clarification on whether turf is a required component of the fitness center, the approved suppliers for turf, the estimated costs for turf purchase and installation, and how these costs are factored into the overall investment.