Does Caring Senior Service have to approve the location for the Franchised Business?
Caring_Senior_Service Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Not later than 30 days after you sign the Franchise Agreement and at least 30 days prior to initial training, you must provide us with information we require concerning the location you propose to use for your Franchised Business. You must maintain an office presence in each Territory you own. If you purchase and operate more than one contiguous Territory, after the opening of your initial business office, we may, at our sole discretion, allow you to operate from an additional office with a smaller footprint. Such smaller office, referred to as your satellite or branch office, would be used for recruiting and limited operational purposes. The information we require may include a description of the location, photographs, location on a map, and any other data that we believe is necessary for us to evaluate the proposed site. Your office must be located within your Territory. We may also require you to include a letter of intent, proposed lease or other document that shows you have favorable prospects for obtaining the site if we approve it. We will have 10 days after receiving all of the information we need to notify you whether the site is approved. The criteria we use in evaluating proposed locations includes general location, neighborhood, parking, size, physical characteristics of the building, availability of cable Internet, lease terms, accessibility from major roadways, and population density. If we do not provide our specific approval of your proposed location, it is deemed not approved. Franchisor does not typically own a premise which is then leased to a franchisee.
If we and you cannot agree on a site, we may terminate your Franchise Agreement. You must sign and have your landlord sign our form of Collateral Assignment of Lease, which is attached to the Franchise Agreement as Exhibit I. We reserve the right to review and/or approve any construction or build-out plans for your Approved Location, but we currently do not review these plans.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 25–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Caring Senior Service's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor's approval of the location for the Franchised Business is required. Before opening the Franchised Business, Caring Senior Service will consult with the franchisee on the location, but the location must be approved by them.
Not later than 30 days after signing the Franchise Agreement, and at least 30 days before initial training, the franchisee must provide Caring Senior Service with the information they require concerning the proposed location. This information may include a description of the location, photographs, a map, and any other data Caring Senior Service deems necessary to evaluate the site. The office must be within the franchisee's territory. Caring Senior Service may also require a letter of intent, proposed lease, or other document showing favorable prospects for obtaining the site if they approve it.
Caring Senior Service has 10 days after receiving all necessary information to notify the franchisee of the site's approval. The criteria used to evaluate locations include general location, neighborhood, parking, size, physical characteristics of the building, availability of cable Internet, lease terms, accessibility from major roadways, and population density. If Caring Senior Service does not provide specific approval, the site is deemed not approved. If the franchisee and Caring Senior Service cannot agree on a site, Caring Senior Service may terminate the Franchise Agreement.
The franchisee must also sign and have their landlord sign Caring Senior Service's form of Collateral Assignment of Lease. Caring Senior Service reserves the right to review and/or approve any construction or build-out plans for the approved location, though they do not currently review these plans.