Under what circumstances can an Atwell Suites Eligible Participant terminate a Service Component without liability for termination fees due to a force majeure event?

According to Atwell Suites' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, an Eligible Participant can terminate a Service Component without incurring termination fees, shortfall charges, or cancellation charges under specific force majeure conditions. A force majeure event includes incidents like fire, explosion, cable cuts, power blackouts, earthquakes, floods, strikes, embargoes, labor disputes, acts of civil or military authority, war, terrorism, acts of God, pandemics, civil unrest, acts of a public enemy, acts or omissions of carriers or suppliers, unanticipated acts of regulatory or governmental agencies, or other causes beyond a party's reasonable control.

To qualify for termination without fees, the force majeure event must continuously prevent the performance of the Service Component for more than ninety (90) days. The Eligible Participant must then provide notice to AT&T during the continuation of the force majeure event to terminate the affected Service Component.

However, this clause does not excuse the customer from payment of amounts due unless the inability to pay is directly caused by a force majeure event. This condition ensures that while Atwell Suites franchisees are protected from certain liabilities due to unforeseen circumstances, they are still responsible for their financial obligations unless those obligations are directly impacted by the force majeure event.