Who is responsible for ensuring the Aira Fitness Business premises complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
rchase 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.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for ensuring that the Aira Fitness Business premises complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Specifically, the franchisee must obtain all necessary permits, licenses, and architectural seals and comply with applicable legal requirements relating to the building, signs, equipment, and premises, including the ADA.
Prior to construction, the franchisee must submit basic plans and specifications for Aira Fitness's approval, purchase or lease approved equipment, and complete the installation in compliance with approved plans and all applicable ordinances and building codes. Aira Fitness states that its site approval does not guarantee any level of profitability, but only that the site meets its minimum selection criteria. Aira Fitness assumes no liability or responsibility for compliance with the ADA.
The franchisee is solely responsible for obtaining satisfactory evidence that the premises is in compliance with the requirements of the ADA and other applicable laws. If there is a conflict between Aira Fitness's standards and policies and actual applicable law, the franchisee must comply with the requirements of applicable law, immediately notify Aira Fitness of the conflict, and cooperate with Aira Fitness in determining the most effective way to meet its standards and policies within the bounds of applicable law.