Before signing a lease for an All Dogs Unleashed facility, what must a franchisee do with the lease?
All_Dogs_Unleashed Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If your landlord refuses to sign the Lease Rider in the form we require, we have the right to reject your proposed site for the applicable Facility.
- 3.2.2 Each lease for each Facility must provide that we (or our designee) may at our sole option, on the termination, expiration or proposed transfer of the Franchise Agreement for that location, take an assignment of your interest in the lease, without the payment of additional consideration (other than a reasonable assignment fee), and without liability for obligations you accrued as of the date of the assignment of the lease.
Our review of any lease before its signing will not be for the purpose of approving the legal aspects, economics, or rental terms of the lease.
Accordingly, we will have no responsibility to you with regard to the economics, legality or enforceability of any lease.
At all times during the term of this Agreement, you will promptly pay all rents and charges required by the lease for the Facility and must not be in default under the terms of the lease.
You must provide us with a copy of your fully signed lease for each Facility immediately when you receive it, and any amendments or renewals to the lease, to ensure that at all times we have a complete copy of the then-current lease for each Facility.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 49–158)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 All Dogs Unleashed Franchise Disclosure Document, before signing a lease for a facility, a franchisee must ensure that if the landlord refuses to sign the Lease Rider in the form that All Dogs Unleashed requires, the franchisor has the right to reject the proposed site. Additionally, each lease must provide that All Dogs Unleashed (or its designee) has the option to take an assignment of the franchisee's interest in the lease upon termination, expiration, or proposed transfer of the Franchise Agreement, without additional consideration (other than a reasonable assignment fee) and without liability for obligations the franchisee accrued as of the date of the assignment.
All Dogs Unleashed's review of any lease before it is signed does not constitute approval of the legal aspects, economics, or rental terms of the lease. Therefore, All Dogs Unleashed bears no responsibility to the franchisee regarding the economics, legality, or enforceability of any lease. The franchisee is responsible for promptly paying all rents and charges required by the lease and must not be in default under the terms of the lease.
Furthermore, the franchisee must provide All Dogs Unleashed with a copy of the fully signed lease for each facility immediately upon receiving it, as well as any amendments or renewals to the lease. This ensures that All Dogs Unleashed always has a complete copy of the current lease for each facility. These stipulations protect All Dogs Unleashed's interests in maintaining consistent brand standards and securing locations, while also emphasizing the franchisee's responsibility to manage their lease obligations diligently.