Under what circumstances might Canopy Lawn Care delete the Dwelling Limit?
Canopy_Lawn_Care Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
e amount and size of urban, suburban and rural areas. We will grant only one license to a franchisee for up to the Dwelling Limit, which equals 45,000 single family dwelling units in the designated geographical location. If you are granted a Territory in excess of the Dwelling Limit, then you will need to pay us an Additional Dwelling Fee, which equals $0.95 per single family dwelling unit in the Territory in excess of the Dwelling Limit. We will use the most recent population information available in the U.S. Census Data, or other population statistical sources of our choosing to determine single family dwelling units. Except as otherwise disclosed below, you will maintain rights to your Territory during the
term of your Franchise Agreement even though the single family dwelling count in your Territory may increase or decrease. We have the exclusive right to determine the boundaries of your Territory in our sole discretion. We reserve the right to change, modify, or delete the Dwelling Limit in our sole discretion. We will use our business judgment to determine whether the Dwelling Limit makes good business sense for us and all of our franchisees. Enforcing the Dwelling Limit may not be practical when considering limitations on geography, housing availability, natural physical boundaries and population and demographic shifts. In the event that utilizing a Dwelling Limit does not make good business sense as determined by us we may delete the Dwelling Limit in our sole discretion. In addition to all other rights and remedies available to Franchisor, Franchisor may reduce the size of the Territory and/or eliminate t
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 38–41)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Canopy Lawn Care's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company reserves the right to change, modify, or delete the Dwelling Limit in its sole discretion. The Dwelling Limit initially grants a franchisee rights to a territory containing up to 45,000 single family dwelling units. If a territory exceeds this limit, the franchisee must pay an Additional Dwelling Fee of $0.95 per unit above the limit.
Canopy Lawn Care will use its business judgment to determine whether the Dwelling Limit makes good business sense for them and all of their franchisees. The FDD specifies that enforcing the Dwelling Limit may not be practical when considering limitations on geography, housing availability, natural physical boundaries, and population and demographic shifts.
In the event that utilizing a Dwelling Limit does not make good business sense as determined by Canopy Lawn Care, they may delete the Dwelling Limit in their sole discretion. Additionally, Canopy Lawn Care may reduce the size of the Territory and/or eliminate the protections granted to Franchisee in the Territory.