Is the All County territory determined before or after negotiation with the franchisor?
All_County Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
will not establish or locate, or license another person to establish or locate, another ALL COUNTY® business office within your Territory.
The Territory area for your ALL COUNTY® business office you are granted will be determined after negotiation between you and us, carefully considering where you want to be located and whether the proposed area is available. 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 will not receive an exclusive territory. You may face competition from other franchisees, from outlets that we own, or from other channels of distribution or competitive brands that we control.
Activity Outside of Territory. You have the right to provide services to customer account locations located up to 50 miles from the principal business address for the Franchised Business.
We have the right to establish ALL COUNTY® business offices anywhere outside your Territory. Except for conducting 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, we, our affiliates, or other franchisees have the right to conduct radio, television, or other advertising, or service customer accounts inside your Territory. We have the right to sell services and any ancillary products, whether or not using the Marks, inside or outside your Territory through distribution channels other than ALL COUNTY® businesses, including offering real estate advertising and listing services through Internet websites or through published material
Source: Item 12 — Territory (FDD pages 26–28)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All County's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the territory area for an All County business office is determined after negotiation between the franchisee and All County. During this negotiation, All County will consider the franchisee's desired location and whether the proposed area is available. A typical territory will not contain a population exceeding 250,000 and will contain a population of at least 50,000.
While franchisees are granted a specific territory, it is important to note that the territory is not exclusive. All County retains the right to establish All County business offices outside the franchisee's territory. Moreover, All County, its affiliates, and other franchisees can conduct radio, television, or other advertising, or service customer accounts inside the franchisee's territory. The only restriction is that All County and other franchisees cannot conduct grass-roots marketing efforts, such as direct mail campaigns or physically visiting real estate offices, within the franchisee's territory.
All County franchisees have the right to provide services to customer account locations up to 50 miles from the principal business address for the Franchised Business. To retain the right to operate the Franchise Business in the Territory, franchisees must meet the performance standards in the Franchise Agreement, specifically regarding Gross Revenue. The configuration of the territory will not change except by mutual agreement between the franchisee and All County.