Does Amerispec Inspection Services have the right to approve the franchisee's office location?
Amerispec_Inspection_Services Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
you complete your state-specific licensing, registration, or certification requirements.
Site Selection. You must establish and operate from a regular, full-time business office within your Territory (the "Office"). Full time is defined as Monday through Friday 8 a. m. to 5 p.m. The Office can be in your home, as long as your home is located within your Territory. We have the right to approve your Office location. You shall submit the information regarding the Office location to us for approval prior to establishment thereof. There are no specific factors that we consider when determining if an office meets our approval other than the location must be within your Territory. There are no consequences if you and we cannot agree on an office location.
Your Office must be a functional business office with a desk, chairs, file cabinet, computer and printer, etc. While we do not prescribe specific standards for the interior or exterior of your Office, if it is outside of the home, it is expected to be tastefully decorated in a manner designed to enhance the goodwill associated with the Marks. Should you choose to locate your Office in your home, it is your responsibility to comply with all local ordinances as some may prohibit home offices.
If you own multiple Franchised Businesses with contiguous territories, you are only required to establish one fulltime Office. We have the right to approve your office location. We do not own premises that are leased to you. Once established, the Office cannot be moved without our consent. We do not locate an office for you, do not negotiate the purchase or lease of your office site, do not own office locations or office space for lease to you, do not conform the office premises to local ordinances, building codes, or obtain any required permits, and do not construct, remodel, or decorate the premises.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 24–31)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Amerispec Inspection Services's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor does have the right to approve a franchisee's office location. Franchisees must establish and operate from a full-time business office within their territory, which can be in their home if it is within the designated territory.
Amerispec Inspection Services requires franchisees to submit information regarding their office location for approval before establishing it. The FDD states that the primary factor for approval is that the office must be within the franchisee's designated territory.
If a franchisee owns multiple franchise locations with contiguous territories, only one full-time office is required. Once an office location is established and approved, it cannot be moved without the franchisor's consent. While Amerispec Inspection Services does not assist with locating, negotiating, or conforming the office space, they do expect that if the office is outside of the home, it should be tastefully decorated to enhance the goodwill associated with the brand's marks. The office must be a functional business office with standard equipment like a desk, chairs, computer, and printer.