Does a Bumble Roofing franchisee have a first claim on any Adjacent Territory?
Bumble_Roofing Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You may be granted, in our sole discretion, express permission to sell or service customers in an unsold territory adjacent to your Territory ("Adjacent Territory"). However, you must agree that when this Adjacent Territory is granted to another franchisee, you will, upon receipt of written notice from us, cease all sales and service efforts within the Adjacent Territory, and return to us, within 10 days of the notice, all customer and prospect information related to the Adjacent Territory, assign to us or our designee all customer contracts in the Adjacent Territory; and pay to us any amounts (or a pro rata portion of any amounts) paid by customers within the Adjacent Territory for Services you have not yet performed. You do not have any first claim on any Adjacent Territory.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 37–39)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bumble Roofing's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee does not have a first claim on any Adjacent Territory. However, Bumble Roofing may grant a franchisee express permission to sell or service customers in an unsold territory adjacent to their own, referred to as an "Adjacent Territory," at their sole discretion.
If Bumble Roofing grants another franchisee the Adjacent Territory, the original franchisee must cease all sales and service efforts there upon written notice. Within 10 days of the notice, the franchisee must return all customer and prospect information related to the Adjacent Territory, assign all customer contracts in that territory to Bumble Roofing or its designee, and pay Bumble Roofing any amounts (or a pro rata portion of any amounts) paid by customers within the Adjacent Territory for services not yet performed.
This policy means that while a Bumble Roofing franchisee might get temporary access to an adjacent territory, this is not guaranteed and can be revoked. The franchisee must be prepared to relinquish all business and customer data from that area if Bumble Roofing decides to award it to someone else. This highlights the importance of focusing business development efforts primarily within the franchisee's defined territory, as expansion into adjacent areas is subject to the franchisor's control.