What happens if an Aira Fitness franchisee fails to identify a mutually acceptable site or open for business within the specified time?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 23: **RECEIPTS]
Immediate Termination With No Opportunity to Cure.
In the event any of the following defaults occurs, you will have no right or opportunity to cure the default and this Agreement will terminate effective immediately on our issuance of written notice of termination: (i) you have failed to identify a mutually acceptable site for the operation of the Aira Fitness Business or to open the Aira Fitness Business for business within the time period provided by this Agreement; (ii) you or any Owner has made any material misrepresentation or omission in your franchise application or any other report to us; (iii) your voluntary abandonment of this Agreement or the Authorized Location, (iv) the loss of your lease, or the failure to timely cure a default under the lease, (v) the loss of your right of possession or failure to reopen or relocate under Section 5.G.; (vi) the closing of the Aira Fitness Business by any state or local authorities for health or public safety reasons; (vii) any unauthorized use of the Confidential Information; (viii) voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy by or against you or any Owner or guarantor, insolvency, making an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any similar voluntary or involuntary arrangement for the disposition of assets for the benefit of creditors; (ix) conviction of you, any Owners, or guarantors of (or pleading no contest to) any felony or misdemeanor that brings or tends to bring any of the Marks into disrepute or impairs or tends to impair your reputation or the goodwill of the Marks or the Aira Fitness Business, (x) you, any Owner, guarantor or an affiliate of any of you are listed by the United States or United Nations as being a terrorist, financier of terrorism or otherwise restricted from doing business in or with the United States; (xi) intentionally underreport membership sales or Gross Sales, falsify financial data, or otherwise commit an act of fraud with respect to your acquisition of this franchise or your rights or obligations under this Agreement, or any understatement or 2% variance on a subsequent audit within a two- year period under Section 10.C., (xii) any unauthorized transfer or assignment in violation of Section 12; (xiii) your failure to use the approved payment processor, (xiv) you failed to meet the Minimum Membership Requirement for six (6) consecutive months, (xv) you failed to meet the Minimum Monthly Gross Sales Requirement for six (6) consecutive months, or *(xv)*any default by you that is the second same or similar default within any 12 month consecutive period or the third default of any type within any 24-month consecutive period.
[Chunk 3 | Item 23: Receipts] (chunk_id: 9e88b7ef-2f16-4e8e-bb32-4a262bdf4571) [Item 23: **RECEIPTS]
We are not responsible or liable for any of your pre-opening obligations, losses
or expenses you might incur for your failure to comply with these obligations or your failure to open by a particular date. We also are entitled to injunctive relief or specific performance under Section 13.B for your failure to comply with your obligations. Further, if you fail to open the Aira Fitness Business in the timeframe required by this Agreement, we may, in our sole and unilateral judgment, (i) exercise our termination rights in accordance with Section 14; or (ii) amend this Agreement to eliminate the Designated Area protection afforded by Sections 2.B and 2.C.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, failure to identify a mutually acceptable site or open the Aira Fitness Business within the time frame outlined in the agreement results in immediate termination of the franchise agreement, without any opportunity to rectify the situation.
Specifically, Aira Fitness retains the right to terminate the agreement immediately upon written notice. Additionally, Aira Fitness is not liable for any pre-opening obligations, losses, or expenses incurred by the franchisee due to their failure to meet the opening deadline.
Furthermore, Aira Fitness has the option to pursue legal remedies such as injunctive relief or specific performance if the franchisee fails to meet their obligations. They can also amend the agreement to remove the Designated Area protection, potentially allowing other Aira Fitness franchises to operate in the vicinity. This emphasizes the importance of franchisees adhering to the timelines and site selection criteria set forth in the franchise agreement to avoid termination and potential loss of their investment.