Under what conditions can All County withhold approval of a franchise transfer?

• 20.4. Conditions for Approval of Transfer. If you and all owners are in full compliance with this Agreement, we will approve a transfer that meets all of our applicable requirements and otherwise meets our applicable standards for ALL COUNTY® businessfranchisees.

• 20.4.1. Abilities. The transferee and its direct and indirect owners have the moral character, skill, aptitude, attitude, experience, references, credentials, acumen and financial capacity to operate the Business.

• 20.4.3. Training. The transferee's Managing Owner has agreed to complete training to our satisfaction and does complete training to our satisfaction prior to closing.

• 20.4.4. Franchise Agreement. The transferee has agreed to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement for the remainder of its Term or, at our option, must execute our then current standard form of franchise 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).

• (g) A provision which permits a franchisor to refuse to permit a transfer of ownership of a franchise, except for good cause. This subdivision does not prevent a franchisor from exercising a right of first refusal to purchase the franchise. Good cause shall include, but is not limited to:

  • (i) The failure of the proposed transferee to meet the franchisor's then-current reasonable qualifications or standards.
  • (ii) The fact that the proposed transferee is a competitor of the franchisor or subfranchisor.
  • (iii) The unwillingness of the proposed transferee to agree in writing to comply with all lawful obligations.
  • (iv) The failure of the franchisee or proposed transferee to pay any sums owing to the franchisor or to cure any default in the franchise agreement existing at the time of the proposed transfer.

• 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.

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 with the transfer.

Source: Item 17 — Renewal, Termination, Transfer, and Dispute Resolution (FDD pages 31–34)