What is the franchisee's obligation regarding the location of the Body Brain Center premises?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You agree to locate and obtain our approval of the premises from which you will operate your Business.
The premises must be located within the Site Selection Area identified in Part A of Attachment "B" and must conform to our minimum site selection criteria.
You must send us a complete site report (containing the demographic, commercial and other information, photographs and video tapes that we may reasonably require) for your proposed site.
We have the right to accept or reject all proposed sites in our commercially reasonable judgment.
We will use our best efforts to approve or disapprove a proposed site within ten (10) business days after we receive all of the requisite materials.
You understand that our approval of a site does not constitute a representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, of the suitability of the site for a Body & Brain Center.
Our approval of the site indicates only that we believe the site meets our minimum criteria.
Our site approval will be indicated on Part B of Attachment "B", which you and we will both sign upon site approval.
- 7.2 Lease.
If you will lease the premises for your Center, you must use your best efforts to ensure your landlord signs the Lease Addendum that is attached to this Agreement as Attachment "C".
If your landlord refuses to sign the Lease Addendum in substantially the form attached to this Agreement, we have the right to disapprove of your lease in our commercially reasonable judgment, in which case you must find a new site for your Center.
- 7.3 Construction.
After you purchase or sign the lease for your premises, you must construct and equip the premises to the specifications contained in the Manual and purchase (or lease) and install the equipment, fixtures, signs and other items that we require.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 43–178)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Body Brain Center Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for locating and securing approval for the premises from which they will operate their Body Brain Center business. The location must be within the Site Selection Area, as defined in Part A of Attachment "B", and must meet Body Brain Center's minimum site selection criteria.
The franchisee must submit a comprehensive site report to Body Brain Center, including demographic, commercial, and other relevant information, along with photographs and video tapes of the proposed site. Body Brain Center retains the right to either accept or reject any proposed site based on their commercially reasonable judgment. The FDD states that Body Brain Center will try to approve or disapprove a proposed site within ten business days after receiving all required materials.
The document clarifies that Body Brain Center's approval of a site does not constitute any warranty regarding the site's suitability for a Body Brain Center. Approval merely indicates that the site meets the minimum criteria established by Body Brain Center. The site approval will be documented on Part B of Attachment "B", which both the franchisee and Body Brain Center will sign. If the franchisee leases the premises, they must try to get the landlord to sign the Lease Addendum (Attachment "C"). Body Brain Center has the right to disapprove the lease if the landlord does not sign the Lease Addendum, in which case the franchisee must find a new site. After the site is secured, the franchisee must construct and equip the premises according to the specifications in Body Brain Center's Manual.