Where in the All County Franchise Agreement can I find information about the franchisee's territory?
All_County Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
7.1. Your Territory. The geographical location where you may operate the Business is referred to as your "Territory" and is described in Appendix B attached to this Agreement. Your Location must be located within your designated Territory. You acknowledge and agree that you have exclusivity in your Territory only in the respects that no other ALL COUNTY® business office will be physically located in your Territory and that no other ALL COUNTY® business shall be authorized to conduct grass-roots marketing efforts in your Territory, defined as conducting direct mail campaigns or physically visiting real estate offices or other businesses in your Territory for the purposes of soliciting referrals. You acknowledge and agree that under our Methods of Operation, we may restrict you, in our sole business judgment, from advertising or marketing the services of your Franchised Business through any medium that is distributed or directed outside the Territory of your Franchised Business. You acknowledge and agree that, under our Methods of Operation, we or any other franchisee may provide authorized services to customer accounts located inside your Territory, and you will be entitled to no compensation in connection with these services. You acknowledge and agree that you, we, or any other franchisee may provide authorized services to customer accounts located outside your Territory, except that you may not provide services to any customer account located more than 50 miles from the Location, without our prior written permission. You acknowledge and agree that we, or any other franchisee, shall have no liability to you and you shall have no recourse against us, or against any other franchisee, in the event another franchisee provides services to a customer account located in your Territory. Other ALL COUNTY® businesses are allowed to manage properties located in your Territory and to place
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 43–157)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All County's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, details regarding the franchisee's territory are primarily found in Article 7 of the Franchise Agreement, titled "Territory," and also in Appendix B. Specifically, section 7.1 states that the geographical location where the franchisee may operate their All County business is detailed in Appendix B of the agreement. The franchisee's business location must be within this designated territory.
All County grants exclusivity in the territory with the condition that no other All County business office will be physically located there and that no other All County business is authorized to conduct grass-roots marketing efforts, such as direct mail campaigns or physical visits to real estate offices, within the territory for soliciting referrals. However, All County retains the right to restrict franchisees from advertising or marketing outside their territory through any medium.
It's important to note that All County, or other franchisees, may provide services to customer accounts located inside the franchisee's territory, without any compensation to the franchisee. Similarly, the franchisee, All County, or other franchisees can provide services to customer accounts outside the territory, except that the franchisee cannot provide services to any customer account located more than 50 miles from their location without prior written permission. Other All County businesses can manage properties, place "For Rent" signs, and market properties within the franchisee's territory. All County also retains the right to solicit, market to, advertise to, and build national and regional account relationships, even if their offices are located inside the franchisee's territory.