Can All County or its affiliate be approved suppliers for any items?
All_County Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We or our affiliate may be approved suppliers for any items. We formulate and modify, at our sole business judgment, specifications and standards we impose on Franchisees and suppliers. Specifications and standards are issued to Franchisees through our Operations Manual and to suppliers by written agreement. Other than us, Kwikrents, Inc., and All County Property Management and Realty, Inc., there are no other suppliers to the Franchise Business in which any of our officers owns an interest.
Computer Hardware and Software. You must use specified software and hardware for the Franchise Business. You must use designated real estate management software as part of the Franchise Business. Any computer software and hardware we require you to use is not our proprietary property. We have the right to develop proprietary software.
You must use our required, customized version of Rent Manager® real estate management software as part of the Franchise Business. You will be required to sign an "Activation Agreement" with London Computer Systems, Inc. as a condition of using the Rent Manager® software. A sample copy of the Activation Agreement is included as Exhibit G to this Franchise Disclosure Document.
Source: Item 8 — Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services (FDD pages 16–19)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All County's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, All County or its affiliates may be approved suppliers for any items. All County formulates and modifies specifications and standards imposed on franchisees and suppliers at its sole business judgment. These specifications and standards are communicated to franchisees through the Operations Manual and to suppliers via written agreement. Besides All County itself, Kwikrents, Inc., and All County Property Management and Realty, Inc., are the only other suppliers to the franchise business in which any of All County's officers owns an interest.
All County may require franchisees to purchase specified services and products from All County, its affiliates, or designated approved suppliers, as specified periodically during the term of the Franchise Agreement. Approved suppliers and specifications are determined based on the current needs for operating the franchise business and are evaluated based on price, service, quality, and other commercially reasonable benchmarks. The identity of approved suppliers and these specifications are updated periodically in writing by modifying the appropriate sections of the Operations Manual, with updates sent via the website, U.S. mail, or other commercially reasonable means.
All County also has procedures in place for approving vendors and suppliers proposed by franchisees, with evaluations taking up to 90 days. All County may approve or disapprove any supplier, conditionally or unconditionally, provided that approval will not be unreasonably withheld. If a franchisee proposes to use a brand or supplier not already approved, they must notify All County in writing and submit sufficient information, specifications, and samples for evaluation. All County will then communicate its decision to approve or disapprove the proposed supplier within 90 days after receiving all requested information.