Can Augusta Lawn Care franchisees face competition from other franchisees?
Augusta_Lawn_Care Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You will not receive an exclusive territory. You may face competition from other franchisees, from outlets that we own, or from other channels of distribution or competitive brands that we control.
Additionally, although no other Augusta Lawn Care Business may operate at any physical location in your Territory, Augusta Lawn Care and other Augusta Lawn Care franchisees may service clients in your Territory, so long as Augusta Lawn Care and other Augusta Lawn Care franchisees do not advertise or market in your Territory.
To the extent you do not receive an exclusive or semi-exclusive Territory, and another franchisee purchases an exclusive territory in the area in which you operate, you agree to relinquish the rights to acquire new customers in that territory once it becomes another franchisee's Territory.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 27–28)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Augusta Lawn Care FDD, franchisees may face competition from other franchisees. While a franchisee is granted a territory, it is not necessarily exclusive. The Approved Location of a single franchise will be at the center of the Territory, composed of a circle having a radius of five (5) miles or up to a population of approximately 100,000 people.
Augusta Lawn Care clarifies that franchisees may face competition from other franchisees, from outlets that Augusta Lawn Care owns, or from other channels of distribution or competitive brands that Augusta Lawn Care controls. Although other Augusta Lawn Care businesses may not operate at a physical location inside a franchisee's territory, Augusta Lawn Care and other franchisees can service clients in that territory as long as they do not advertise or market there.
If a franchisee does not receive an exclusive or semi-exclusive territory, and another franchisee purchases an exclusive territory in the area where they operate, the original franchisee must relinquish the right to acquire new customers in that territory once it becomes the other franchisee's territory. This highlights the importance of understanding the specific terms of the territory granted in the Franchise Agreement and the potential for changes to the territory upon renewal or transfer.