What records relating to the All County business can All County inspect and copy?
All_County Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 19.1. Right to Audit. Our designated agents and we have the right to, at any time during your regular business hours and without prior notice to you, to inspect and/or audit, or cause to be inspected and/or audited, all records relating to the Business and operation practices of the Business in order to verify that you are complying with this Agreement, Collateral Agreements, the Methods of Operation and that you are maintaining the uniformity and quality of the services associated with the Marks. We have the right to observe, photograph and videotape the operations of the Business for such consecutive or intermittent periods, as we deem necessary. We have the right to interview personnel and customers of the Business. We have the right to inspect and copy any books, records and documents relating to your operation of the Business. You agree to cooperate with any such inspection.
- 19.2. Audit Expense. In the event such inspection and/or audit is made necessary by your failure to furnish reports, supporting records or other information as herein required, or to furnish such items on a timely basis, you agree to reimburse us for the reasonable cost of such inspection or audit, including, without limitation, the charges of attorneys and independent accountants and the travel expenses, room and board and compensation of our employees.
- 19.3. Cure. In the event an inspection or audit reveals that any payments have been understated in any report to us, then you must immediately pay to us the amount understated upon demand, in addition to interest from the date such amount was due until paid, at the highest contract rate of interest permitted by law. If an inspection or audit discloses an understatement in any report of two percent (2%) or more, you shall, in addition to repayment of monies owed with interest, reimburse us for any and all costs and expenses connected with the inspection or audit, including, without limitation, the charges of attorneys and independent accountants and the travel expenses, room and board and compensation of our employees. The foregoing remedies are in addition to our other remedies and rights under this Agreement and applicable law.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 43–157)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All County's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, All County has the right to inspect and copy any books, records, and documents relating to the franchisee's operation of the business. This is to verify the franchisee is complying with the agreement, collateral agreements, and the methods of operation, and maintaining uniformity and quality of services associated with the All County marks.
All County, through its designated agents, can perform these inspections and audits at any time during the franchisee's regular business hours and without prior notice. All County also has the right to observe, photograph, and videotape the business's operations, interview personnel and customers. The franchisee is expected to cooperate with any such inspection.
If an inspection or audit is required because the franchisee failed to furnish reports, supporting records, or other information on time, the franchisee will have to reimburse All County for the reasonable cost of the inspection or audit. This includes charges from attorneys and independent accountants, as well as travel expenses, room and board, and compensation for All County employees. If any payments are found to be understated by 2% or more, the franchisee will also be responsible for reimbursing All County for all costs and expenses connected with the inspection or audit.