Are unauthorized alterations to the Aira Fitness Business permitted during construction?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must construct and equip the Aira Fitness 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.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must construct and equip their Aira Fitness Business in strict accordance with the franchisor's approved specifications and standards. Franchisees must purchase all items from Aira Fitness or its approved suppliers.
The FDD states that franchisees may not commence construction until they have received written consent to their plans from Aira Fitness. After obtaining possession of the site, franchisees must submit basic plans and specifications consistent with Aira Fitness's general design and layout requirements for approval. Franchisees must use only approved equipment, fixtures, furniture, and signs.
Critically, the FDD stipulates that the Aira Fitness Business must be completed in full compliance with the approved plans and specifications, as well as all applicable ordinances, building codes, and permit requirements, "without any unauthorized alterations." Any changes to the plans or any modification to the premises, interior or exterior décor, equipment, or signage made after the initial plan's approval requires Aira Fitness's prior written consent.