How long does an Aira Fitness developer have to exercise the option to establish additional Franchised Businesses after receiving notice from the franchisor?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (a) In the event we seek to establish or license others to establish a Aira Fitness Center within the Development Area, we shall first offer you the option to establish such additional Franchised Business under our then-current terms and conditions. We shall provide you with written notice of our intent to establish or license another to establish an additional Franchised Business along with a general description of the proposed Franchised Business, a copy of the then-current Franchise Disclosure Document and Franchise Agreement and all other documents we deem necessary to include with the notice. You shall have thirty (30) days from the receipt of our notice to exercise the option to establish such additional Franchised Businesses by executing the Franchise Agreement and all other documents we require for such additional Franchised Businesses and to pay the initial fee due under the agreement. If you fail to execute the Franchise Agreement and other required documents and to pay the initial fee required under the Franchise Agreement within the said thirty (30) day period, you shall have no further right to establish or operate such additional Franchised Business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event our bona fide arrangements or agreements with a bona fide third party, the lease restrictions for the proposed premises of the Franchised Business, or other circumstances or conditions related to the establishment of the additional Franchised Business, prevent
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a developer has 30 days to exercise the option to establish additional franchised businesses after receiving written notice from Aira Fitness. This notice will include Aira Fitness's intent to establish or license another to establish an additional franchised business, a general description of the proposed franchised business, a copy of the then-current Franchise Disclosure Document and Franchise Agreement, and any other documents Aira Fitness deems necessary.
To exercise this option, the developer must execute the Franchise Agreement and all other required documents, and pay the initial fee within the 30-day period. Failure to meet these requirements within the specified timeframe means the developer loses the right to establish or operate the additional franchised business.
However, the FDD also notes an exception: If Aira Fitness's arrangements with a third party, lease restrictions, or other circumstances prevent them from offering the option to the developer, the developer may not have the right of first refusal. This means that while the standard timeframe is 30 days, certain external factors could override this right.