Where can I find updates to the Adjustment Fee and Missed Deadline Fee for a Belocal franchise?
Belocal Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Type of Fee(1) | Amount | Due Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Revision Fee (2) (7) (8) | Currently, between $30 (for over 15 annotations) and $80 (for over 45 annotations) | As incurred | Your Commission payment is determined, in part, by the number of design revisions you request. See Note 2. |
| For reference, the typical number of design | |||
| revisions requested through annotations is | |||
| between 3-4 per issue. | |||
| See Note 7 regarding our ability to change | |||
| certain flat fees, including the Design | |||
| Revision fee. | |||
| See Note 8 regarding a cap on the total | |||
| increase to this fee during the term of the | |||
| Franchise Agreement. | |||
| Adjustment Fee (2) (7) | Currently, $1,000 | On demand | Your Commission payment is determined, in part, by your requested changes to the layout of the Publication. See Note 2. |
| If you request changes to the proof copy of | |||
| the Publication, we may charge you an | |||
| Adjustment Fee of $1,000. | |||
| The Adjustment Fee may be updated from | |||
| time | |||
| to | |||
| time | |||
| in | |||
| the | |||
| Franchise | |||
| Brand | |||
| Standards Manual. See Note 7 regarding our | |||
| ability to change certain flat fees, including | |||
| the Adjustment Fee. | |||
| The maximum Adjustment Fee that we may | |||
| charge is $1,500 per occurrence. | |||
| Missed Deadline Fee (2) (7) | Currently, $1,000 | On demand | Your Commission payment is determined, in part, by whether or not you meet our publication deadlines. See Note 2. |
| If you fail to submit to us or our affiliate the | |||
| content required to publish any issue of the | |||
| Publication by the applicable deadline, we | |||
| may charge you a Missed Deadline Fee of | |||
| $1,000. | |||
| The Missed Deadline Fee may be updated | |||
| from time to time in the Franchise Brand | |||
| Standards Manual. See Note 7 regarding our | |||
| ability to change certain flat fees, including | |||
| the Missed Deadline Fee. |
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 14–31)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Belocal's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, updates to the Adjustment Fee and Missed Deadline Fee can be found in the Franchise Brand Standards Manual. The current Adjustment Fee is $1,000, and the maximum fee that Belocal may charge is $1,500 per occurrence. The current Missed Deadline Fee is also $1,000.
Belocal may adjust any flat fee to account for inflation, up to one time per calendar year. The increase will be up to the yearly cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) percentage identified by the United States Social Security Administration or a similar metric of inflation. For example, if the COLA adjustment for 2027 were 3%, Belocal could raise each flat fee by up to 3% on a single occasion in 2027.
Belocal will provide notice to franchisees regarding fee increases. However, the total increase of each fee during the term of the Franchise Agreement will not be more than 25% of the fee currently identified in Item 6 of the FDD. This means that the Adjustment Fee and Missed Deadline Fee cannot increase by more than $250 (25% of $1,000) during the term of the agreement.