What is the estimated cost for Lease Negotiations and Lease Legal fees for an Apricot Lane franchise?
Apricot_Lane Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- We recommend using the services of a national real estate brokerage company to handle real estate site selection. They are paid commission by the landlord and are responsible for their own expense. We also recommend the services of an attorney who charges a fixed fee of $5,000 for lease comments and negotiations with a landlord's attorney. If you use someone other than our recommended consultants for your site selection and lease negotiations, we cannot estimate the cost and it may differ from what is shown in this table.
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Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT (FDD pages 14–17)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Apricot Lane's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the estimated cost for lease negotiations and legal fees is $5,000. This amount covers the cost of using an attorney for lease comments and negotiations with the landlord's attorney.
The FDD recommends using the services of a national real estate brokerage company for site selection, noting that they are typically paid a commission by the landlord. However, if a franchisee chooses to use consultants other than those recommended by Apricot Lane for site selection and lease negotiations, the actual costs may differ from the estimated $5,000.
This fee is paid 'As Arranged' and 'As Arranged' to the Leasing Broker. It is important for prospective franchisees to factor this cost into their initial investment and to discuss the specifics of lease negotiation support with Apricot Lane to understand the scope of services covered by this fee.