Under what circumstances does Card My Yard have the right to refuse a request from the franchisee?
Card_My_Yard Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- A. Site Selection and Acquisition. You assume all cost, liability, expense and responsibility for locating, obtaining and developing a site for the Card My Yard business within the Designated Search Area. You acknowledge and agree that you acquire no rights in and to the Designated Search Area, other than the right to select a site for the Card My Yard business from within its boundaries. Following your selection and our acceptance of a site for your Card My Yard business, the Franchise Location will be identified in Exhibit C to this Agreement and the Designated Search Area will be of no further force or effect.
- (1) You must identify and secure a site for your Card My Yard business within your
Designated Search Area (or at a site within your Protected Area if such area has been agreed upon before you sign this Agreement). We anticipate that your site will be your home. We must accept the site as meeting our minimum standards (at least 18 feet of wall space with walls at least 8 feet high) before you may begin any construction or
renovations or use such site for your Card My Yard business. You cannot place a Card My Yard business at a site we have not first accepted in writing. We do not provide written site selection guidelines, but if you request (or we deem it appropriate) we will assist you in selecting a site that meets our minimum site standards (at least 18 feet of wall space with walls at least 8 feet high). We will not provide an on-site evaluation for any proposed site before receiving all required information and materials required pursuant to Section III.A(2) below.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 84–259)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Card My Yard's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Card My Yard has the right to refuse a franchisee's request regarding site selection. Specifically, Card My Yard must accept the site chosen by the franchisee as meeting the franchisor's minimum standards before the franchisee can begin any construction or renovations or use the site for their Card My Yard business. The FDD states that a franchisee cannot operate a Card My Yard business at a site that Card My Yard has not first accepted in writing.
Card My Yard anticipates that the franchisee's site will be their home. Card My Yard does not provide written site selection guidelines, but if the franchisee requests it (or Card My Yard deems it appropriate), Card My Yard will assist the franchisee in selecting a site that meets their minimum site standards, which are at least 18 feet of wall space with walls at least 8 feet high. However, Card My Yard will not provide an on-site evaluation for any proposed site before receiving all required information and materials from the franchisee.
This stipulation protects Card My Yard by ensuring that all franchise locations meet a minimum standard suitable for business operations. For a prospective franchisee, this means they must get approval on their chosen site, and it also means that they may need to seek assistance from Card My Yard to ensure their site meets the minimum requirements. This could potentially add time to the opening of the franchise if the initial site is rejected and a new site must be found and approved.