What is Aira Fitness's policy on the purchase or lease of signage?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
tness Business in strict accordance with our current approved specifications and standards pertaining to equipment, signage, fixtures and design and layout of the building. You must purchase from us or the approved supplier all items. You may not commence construction of the Aira Fitness Business until you have received our written consent to your plans. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you must promptly after obtaining possession of the site for the Aira Fitness Business (i) have prepared and submitted for our approval basic plans and specifications consistent with our general design and layout requirements as set forth from time to time in the manuals for an Aira Fitness Business; (ii) purchase or lease and then use only the approved equipment, fixtures, furniture and signs; (iii) complete the equipment, fixtures, furniture and sign installation and decorating of the Aira Fitness Business in full compliance with plans and specifications we approve and all applicable ordinances, building codes and permit requirements without any unauthorized alterations; (iv) obtain all necessary permits, licenses and architectural seals and comply with applicable legal requirements relating to the building, signs, equipment and premises, including, but not limited to, the Americans With Disabilities Act; and (v) obtain and maintain all required zoning changes, building, utility, sign permits and licenses and any other required permits and licenses. It is your responsibility to comply with the foregoing conditions. Any change to the plans or any replacement, reconstruction, addition or modification in the premises, interior or exterior décor or image, equipment or signage of the Aira Fitness Business made after our consent to the initial plans, whether at the request of you, us or a third party, may be made only with our prior written consent.
- D. Opening. You must open the Aira Fitness Business for business no later than one hundred eighty (180) days from the Effective Date. You may not open your Aira Fitness Business for business, however, until we have notified you in writing that you have satisfied your pre-opening obligations as identified in Sections 5.A and 5.B and we have approved your opening date. 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.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must purchase or lease approved signs for their Aira Fitness Business. Specifically, franchisees must purchase or lease and then use only the approved equipment, fixtures, furniture, and signs. These must be installed and decorated in full compliance with Aira Fitness's approved plans and specifications, as well as all applicable ordinances, building codes, and permit requirements, without any unauthorized alterations.
Before commencing construction of the Aira Fitness Business, franchisees must receive written consent to their plans from Aira Fitness. Any changes to the plans or any replacement, reconstruction, addition, or modification in the premises, interior or exterior décor or image, equipment, or signage of the Aira Fitness Business made after Aira Fitness's consent to the initial plans, whether at the request of the franchisee, Aira Fitness, or a third party, may be made only with Aira Fitness's prior written consent.
Upon the expiration or termination of the Lease, if Aira Fitness does not assume Tenant's interest in the Lease, Landlord agrees to cooperate and allow Aira Fitness to enter the Premises, without cost and without being guilty of trespass and without incurring any liability to Landlord, to remove all signs and all other items identifying the Premises as an Aira Fitness Business and to make such other modifications as are reasonably necessary to protect the marks and system, and to distinguish the Premises from Aira Fitness Businesses. In the event Aira Fitness exercises its option to purchase assets of Tenant, Landlord agrees to permit Aira Fitness to remove all such assets being purchased by Aira Fitness.
These stipulations ensure that all Aira Fitness locations maintain a consistent brand image and comply with local regulations. Franchisees need to be aware that they cannot deviate from the approved signage without prior authorization, and they are responsible for obtaining all necessary permits and licenses related to the signage.