What are the requirements for a Bigfoot Forestry franchisee's home to serve as a Storage Facility?
Bigfoot_Forestry Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
7.1. Office and Storage Facility. You may operate your Business from a home office. You may relocate your home office at any time but you notify us of the address of your new home office at least 30 days before relocating. You may not operate from a separate commercial office or retail space without our prior approval. You must have access to a Storage Facility that contains sufficient space to store your operating equipment and tools. Your home may serve as your Storage Facility if: (a) it has adequate storage space; and (b) the storage of equipment at your home is not prohibited by your lease (if you rent your home) or any applicable homeowners association rules, CC&Rs or other rules or regulations restricting use of the property. If your home will not serve as your Storage Facility, you must: (a) rent suitable space from a commercial Storage Facility; (b) obtain our approval of such Storage Facility. We will issue a Storage Facility Approval Notice to confirm our approval of your proposed Storage Facility. Once approved, you may not store your equipment or tools at any other commercial Storage Facility without first obtaining our approval.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 42–162)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bigfoot Forestry's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee may operate their business from a home office and use their home as a storage facility under certain conditions. Specifically, the home must have adequate storage space for operating equipment and tools.
Additionally, if the franchisee rents their home, the lease must not prohibit the storage of equipment on the property. Similarly, if the franchisee is part of a homeowners association, the association's rules, CC&Rs (Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions), or other regulations must not restrict the use of the property for equipment storage.
If a franchisee's home cannot serve as the storage facility, they must rent suitable space from a commercial storage facility and obtain Bigfoot Forestry's approval. Once approved, the franchisee must not store their equipment or tools at any other commercial storage facility without prior approval from Bigfoot Forestry. Bigfoot Forestry will issue a Storage Facility Approval Notice to confirm their approval of the proposed storage facility.