Is a Beef O Bradys franchisee required to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
Beef_O_Bradys Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You agree at all times to maintain the Family Sports Pub's interior and exterior and the surrounding area in the highest degree of cleanliness, orderliness and sanitation and comply with the requirements regarding the upkeep of the Family Sports Pub established in the Manuals and by federal, state and local laws.
We will not obligate you to make any Capital Modifications when such investment cannot in our reasonable judgment be amortized during the remaining term of this Agreement**,** plus all eligible successor periods, unless we agree to extend the term of your franchise so that such additional investment, in our reasonable judgment, may be amortized; unless such investment is necessary in order to comply with applicable laws.
We agree to give you up to 90 days to comply with Capital Modifications we require.
However, if a Capital Modification requires an expenditure of more than $20,000 we agree to give you up to 180 days from the date such request is made to comply with such Capital Modification.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS. (FDD pages 66–330)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beef O Bradys's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must comply with federal, state, and local laws regarding the upkeep of the Family Sports Pub. Specifically, franchisees agree to maintain both the interior and exterior of the restaurant, as well as the surrounding area, to the highest standards of cleanliness, orderliness, and sanitation.
This obligation extends to adhering to all requirements established in the Beef O Bradys manuals and by federal, state, and local laws. This means a Beef O Bradys franchisee is responsible for ensuring their restaurant complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and any other applicable accessibility regulations.
Compliance with the ADA may require franchisees to make capital modifications to their Family Sports Pub. Beef O Bradys will not obligate a franchisee to make any capital modifications when such investment cannot in their reasonable judgment be amortized during the remaining term of the agreement, plus all eligible successor periods, unless they agree to extend the term of the franchise so that such additional investment, in their reasonable judgment, may be amortized; unless such investment is necessary in order to comply with applicable laws. Beef O Bradys agrees to give the franchisee up to 90 days to comply with capital modifications they require. However, if a capital modification requires an expenditure of more than $20,000, Beef O Bradys agrees to give the franchisee up to 180 days from the date such request is made to comply with such capital modification.