Can Body20 require a franchisee to install a video surveillance system at their Body20 studio?
Body20 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
8.4 Inspections and Right to Obtain Information.
- (a) Inspections. We have the right, through our employees and any agents we designate, at any time during business hours and without prior notice to you to: (i) inspect the Site and Studio for compliance with the Manuals, (ii) videotape, photograph or otherwise record the operation of the Studio, (iii) interview your employees, landlord, and customers, (iv) examine the records, invoices, payroll records, check stubs, sales tax records and returns, and other supporting records and documents of the Studio, and (v) examine your income tax records and any other in
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 74–251)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
The 2025 Body20 Franchise Disclosure Document states that Body20 has the right to inspect a franchisee's studio. As part of this inspection, Body20 can videotape or photograph the studio's operations.
Specifically, Body20 can inspect the site and studio for compliance with the manuals, and they can videotape, photograph, or otherwise record the operation of the studio. This suggests that while the FDD does not explicitly state that Body20 can require a franchisee to install a video surveillance system, Body20 does have the right to videotape or photograph the operation of the studio.
It is important for a prospective franchisee to understand the extent of Body20's inspection rights and whether this includes the right to install a video surveillance system at the franchisee's expense. A prospective franchisee should seek clarification from Body20 regarding the circumstances under which Body20 would videotape or photograph the studio's operations and whether Body20 would require the franchisee to install a video surveillance system.