Are there any exceptions to the All County transfer fee?
All_County Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
nchise agreement and related documents used in the state in which your Business is located (which may provide for different royalties, advertising 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 proposed transfer is among your owners or first or second degree relatives, the transfer fee will be waived, although you are required to reimburse us for any reasonable legal and administrative costs we incur in connection with the transfer. Additionally, as a required condition of our approval of any proposed transfer of the Franchised Business, or the proposed transfer of any part of the Territory, to any third party (which shall include any existing ALL COUNTY franchisee), the transferee must agree to pay us a separate fee (the "Transferee Administrative Fee") in the amount of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) for administrative and other expenses we incur in connection
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 43–157)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All County's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a standard transfer fee of $10,000 is required for transferring the franchise. However, there is an exception to this fee under specific circumstances. If the proposed transfer is among the franchisee's owners or to first or second-degree relatives, All County will waive the $10,000 transfer fee. Despite the waiver, the franchisee is still responsible for reimbursing All County for any reasonable legal and administrative costs incurred during the transfer process.
In addition to the standard transfer fee, All County also charges a "Transferee Administrative Fee" of $2,500 to the third-party transferee for administrative and other expenses related to the transfer. This fee is due when the transferee executes the franchise agreement or any other agreement making the transfer effective.
It's important to note that if a franchisee seeks assistance from All County in transferring the business to a third-party purchaser, a separate "Transfer Assistance Fee" of $25,000 is required. This fee is payable when the franchisee engages All County for assistance with the transfer. Therefore, while the standard transfer fee can be waived for transfers within the family, other fees may still apply depending on the nature and circumstances of the transfer.