What costs, besides the transfer fee, are the responsibility of the All County franchisee during a transfer?
All_County Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
sing contributions and expenditures, duration and other rights and obligations than those provided in this Agreement). In the event this Agreement is transferred to a third party transferee in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the remaining Term of this Agreement is two (2) years or less, then you acknowledge that prior to any such transfer you must notify the proposed transferee in writing, with additional written notice to us, that as a required condition of the proposed transfer the transferee must be willing
to execute our then current standard franchise agreement. Our then current franchise agreement shall include a complete term of effectiveness, unless otherwise we agree in writing with the proposed transferee to some other modified term of the franchise agreement, in our sole business judgment.
- 20.4.5. Transfer Fees. You must pay us a transfer fee in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) at the time of the proposed transfer. In addition to the transfer fee, you agree to pay us our reasonable legal fees and administrative costs incurred, and our reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including, without limitation, travel, meals, lodging and other investigative expenses involved in meeting with or qualifying the transferee. If the propo
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 43–157)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All County's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, in addition to the $10,000 transfer fee, the franchisee is responsible for All County's reasonable legal fees and administrative costs, as well as out-of-pocket expenses. These expenses include travel, meals, lodging, and other investigative costs associated with meeting or qualifying the potential transferee.
However, if the transfer occurs among the franchisee's owners or first or second-degree relatives, the $10,000 transfer fee is waived. In this case, the franchisee is still required to reimburse All County for any reasonable legal and administrative costs incurred during the transfer.
Furthermore, the document states that the transferee must agree to pay All County a separate $2,500 Transferee Administrative Fee for administrative and other expenses All County incurs related to the transfer. This fee is due when the transferee executes the franchise agreement or any other agreement making the transfer effective.