What must a Card My Yard franchisee do upon the occurrence of a Force Majeure event?
Card_My_Yard Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
written consent, except that our consent will not be required if your Franchise Location is your home and you move to a new residence within your Protected Area. If you are unable to continue the operation of the Card My Yard business at the Franchise Location because of the occurrence of an event of Force Majeure or for other reasons not constituting an event of default under this Agreement, you may request our consent to relocate the Card My Yard business to another location in the Protected Area. Such request must be submitted to us as soon as possible (but in no event longer than 10 days) after the date you discover you will be unable to continue the operation of the Card My Yard business at the Franchise Location. If we grant you the right to relocate the Card My Yard business, you must comply with such reasonable site selection and construction procedures as we may require.
- C. Licenses;Permits. You are responsible for obtaining all zoning classifications and clearances which may be required by any laws, ordinances, regulations, or restrictive covenants relating to the construction and operation of the Card My Yard business at the Franchise Location, and you must conform the premises as needed to comply with any local ordinances and building codes at your expense.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 84–259)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Card My Yard Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee is unable to continue operating their Card My Yard business at the Franchise Location due to a Force Majeure event, they may request consent from Card My Yard to relocate the business to another location within their Protected Area. This request must be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than 10 days after discovering the inability to continue operations at the current location.
A "Force Majeure" event is defined in the FDD as events outside of a party's control, such as acts of God, strikes, war, terrorism, riots, epidemics, or fires.
If Card My Yard grants permission to relocate, the franchisee must comply with the franchisor's site selection and construction procedures. Furthermore, if a Force Majeure event occurs, the franchisee has 30 days to apply for approval to relocate or reconstruct the Card My Yard business and must diligently pursue such reconstruction or relocation to avoid being considered in default of the agreement.