If a provision in the Bevaris Alliance agreement is unenforceable, what happens to it?

According to Bevaris Alliance's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, specifically section 27.7 regarding severance, if any part of the franchise agreement becomes invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, it will be modified to the smallest extent necessary to make it valid, legal, and enforceable. If modifying the provision is not possible, then that specific part will be removed from the agreement.

This "severance" clause ensures that the rest of the franchise agreement remains in effect even if a particular provision is deemed unenforceable. This is a fairly standard clause in franchise agreements, designed to protect the overall validity of the contract. Without such a clause, the entire agreement could be at risk if one part is successfully challenged in court.

For a prospective Bevaris Alliance franchisee, this means that if a specific term in the franchise agreement is later found to be invalid, the entire agreement will not necessarily be voided. Instead, the problematic term will be either modified or removed, and the rest of the agreement will remain in force. This provides a level of security and predictability, as it limits the potential impact of legal challenges to specific provisions.