Is Care Plus Medical Ucc obligated to further assist in locating a site for the franchisee?
Care_Plus_Medical_Ucc Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
and territories will apply. We are not obligated to further assist you in locating a site or negotiating the purchase or lease of the site.
- (i) We generally do not own your premises.
- (ii) If your site is not already known and approved by us when you sign your franchise agreement, then we and you will specify in your franchise agreement the area in which you must select a site (Franchise Agreement, Summary Page). We do not select your site. Your site is subject to our approval. To obtain our approval, you must provide all information and documents about the site that we require.
- (iii) The factors we consider in approving sites are general location and neighborhood, competition, trade area demographics, traffic patterns, parking, size, physical characteristics of existing buildings, and lease terms.
- (iv) The time limit for us to approve or disapprove your proposed site is 30 days after you submit all of our required documents and information. (Section 6.1). If we and you cannot agree on a site, you will be unable to comply with your obligation to develop and open the franchise by the deadline stated in the franchise agreement.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 22–28)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Care Plus Medical Ucc's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Care Plus Medical Ucc is not obligated to provide further assistance in locating a site or negotiating the purchase or lease of the site for franchisees. However, prior to the opening of the business, Care Plus Medical Ucc will review and advise franchisees regarding potential locations that the franchisee submits to them.
Care Plus Medical Ucc does not select the site for the franchisee, but the site is subject to their approval. To get approval, franchisees must provide all required information and documents about the site. Care Plus Medical Ucc will consider factors such as general location, neighborhood, competition, trade area demographics, traffic patterns, parking, size, physical characteristics of existing buildings, and lease terms when approving sites.
The time limit for Care Plus Medical Ucc to approve or disapprove a proposed site is 30 days after the franchisee submits all required documents and information. If Care Plus Medical Ucc and the franchisee cannot agree on a site, the franchisee will be unable to meet their obligation to develop and open the franchise by the deadline stated in the franchise agreement, potentially leading to default and termination of the agreement unless an extension is agreed upon.