Are the inspections by All Team limited to a specific geographic area?
All_Team Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, ATFC hereby grants to FRANCHISEE the right and license to use the Systems and Marks in connection with the operation of one Agency in the Area described in Exhibit I ("Area") under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Subject to Section II.C (National/Regional Accounts), ATFC agrees that during the term of this Agreement, so long as FRANCHISEE is not in default under this Agreement, ATFC shall not operate or license or franchise any other person or entity the right to operate an ATFC agency in the Area. The Agency shall be operated by FRANCHISEE at office which must be located within the limits or boundaries of the Area. FRANCHISEE has the right to select the site of the office for the Agency, subject to the prior written consent of ATFC. FRANCHISEE shall not open or close any office nor change the location of any office within the Area without first securing written consent of ATFC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, in ATFC's sole opinion, the Area is too large to service through only 1 office, ATFC may require FRANCHISEE to open additional offices all within the limits or boundaries of the Area. In such event, the number of offices which need to be established in the Area and the timing of establishing these offices will be described in Exhibit I.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 33–34)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
The 2025 All Team Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) outlines the geographic scope of the franchise agreement. According to the FDD, All Team grants the franchisee the right to operate one agency within a specific area, as detailed in Exhibit I of the agreement.
Subject to conditions regarding National/Regional Accounts, All Team agrees not to operate or franchise another agency within the franchisee's designated area, provided the franchisee is not in default. The All Team agency must operate from an office located within the boundaries of the assigned area, and the franchisee needs All Team's written consent to select the site, open, close, or relocate any office within that area.
However, All Team retains the right to require the franchisee to open additional offices within the initially assigned area if All Team deems the area too large to be adequately serviced by a single office. The number and timing of these additional offices would be specified in Exhibit I. This indicates that while the franchisee has an exclusive territory, All Team can mandate expansion within that territory under certain conditions.