Does Care Plus Medical Ucc select the site for the franchisee?
Care_Plus_Medical_Ucc Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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, the franchisee is responsible for selecting their own site. However, Care Plus Medical Ucc retains approval rights over the site. The FDD specifies that Care Plus Medical Ucc does not select the site for the franchisee.
Before a Care Plus Medical Ucc franchisee opens their business, they are responsible for submitting potential locations to Care Plus Medical Ucc for review and advice. The franchisor is not obligated to assist in locating a site or negotiating the purchase or lease of the site. The franchisee and Care Plus Medical Ucc will specify the area in which the franchisee must select a site in the franchise agreement.
Care Plus Medical Ucc considers 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. Care Plus Medical Ucc has 30 days to approve or disapprove a proposed site after receiving all required documents and information. Failure to agree on a site can result in the franchisee being unable to meet the opening deadline, potentially leading to default and termination of the franchise agreement unless an extension is granted.