Who can Casa De Corazon communicate with regarding a franchisee's default?
Casa_De_Corazon Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (b) Tenant and Landlord acknowledge that the Premises will be operated only as a Casa de Corazon® early childhood learning center, and that:
- (1) Upon expiration without renewal or termination of the Franchise Agreement for any reason whatsoever, the Landlord will grant Franchisor an option, for thirty (30) days thereafter, to replace Franchisee as lessee and at any time thereafter to assign its interest to Franchisor, an affiliate or another franchisee of Franchisor who would then become the lessee with the approval of lessor, which approval may not be unreasonably withheld;
- (2) Landlord agrees to furnish to Franchisor copies of any and all correspondence and notices sent to Tenant pertaining to the Lease and the Premises at the same time that such correspondence and notices are sent to Tenant. To that end, Landlord shall furnish to Franchisor, contemporaneously with that to Franchisee, written notice of any default in the Lease and the action required to cure such default. In the event of a monetary default, Landlord shall allow Franchisor thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to escrow the funds necessary to cure such default if Franchisee fails to do so. In the event of a non-monetary default, Landlord shall allow Franchisor thirty (30) days after Franchisor's receipt of such written notice to provide Landlord with a letter of undertaking to cure such default if Franchisee fails to do so. If Franchisee fails to cure either type of default, and Franchisor has escrowed the required funds, or provided the necessary undertaking, as the case may be, Landlord shall take any action necessary to remove Franchisee from the Premises and retake possession of the Premises. Landlord shall then allow Franchisor to cure the default and take possession of the Premises as lessee under the same Lease, and at any time thereafter to assign Franchisor's interest in such Lease to another franchisee of Franchisor;
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 51)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Casa De Corazon Franchise Disclosure Document, Casa De Corazon's landlord will furnish copies of any and all correspondence and notices sent to the franchisee pertaining to the lease and the premises at the same time that such correspondence and notices are sent to the franchisee. The landlord must furnish written notice to Casa De Corazon contemporaneously with that to the franchisee, of any default in the lease and the action required to cure such default.
In the event of a monetary default, the landlord shall allow Casa De Corazon thirty days after receipt of such notice to escrow the funds necessary to cure such default if the franchisee fails to do so. In the event of a non-monetary default, the landlord shall allow Casa De Corazon thirty days after Casa De Corazon's receipt of such written notice to provide the landlord with a letter of undertaking to cure such default if the franchisee fails to do so.
If the franchisee fails to cure either type of default, and Casa De Corazon has escrowed the required funds, or provided the necessary undertaking, as the case may be, the landlord shall take any action necessary to remove the franchisee from the premises and retake possession of the premises. The landlord shall then allow Casa De Corazon to cure the default and take possession of the premises as lessee under the same lease, and at any time thereafter to assign Casa De Corazon's interest in such lease to another franchisee of Casa De Corazon.