Who is responsible for the expenses associated with relocating a City Wide Franchised Business?
City_Wide Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
CITY WIDE will permit you to relocate your Franchised Business to an alternate territory within the same general vicinity ("Substitute Designated Territory"), which, at CITY WIDE's sole and absolute right, is a suitable location for the operation of the Franchised Business, if at the sole and absolute judgment of CITY WIDE, changes in the character of the Designated Territory are sufficiently detrimental to warrant relocation of the Franchised Business to the Substitute Designated Territory. CITY WIDE reserves the right to charge you a reasonable relocation fee as a condition of approval of any Substitute Designated Territory for the Franchised Business. Any such relocation will be at Franchisee's sole expense and CITY WIDE will have the right to charge Franchisee for any costs incurred by CITY WIDE, and a reasonable fee for its services, in connection with any such relocation of the Franchised Business.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 36–39)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to City Wide's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for all expenses associated with relocating their franchised business. City Wide may allow a franchisee to relocate to a "Substitute Designated Territory" if City Wide believes changes to the original territory are detrimental to the business. However, this relocation is at the franchisee's sole expense.
City Wide also reserves the right to charge the franchisee a reasonable relocation fee as a condition of approving the new territory. Additionally, City Wide can charge the franchisee for any costs it incurs, along with a reasonable fee for its services, related to the relocation.
This means that if a City Wide franchisee wants or needs to move their business location, they will bear the full financial burden of the move. This includes not only the direct costs of physically moving the business but also any fees charged by City Wide for approving the new location and for their assistance in the relocation process. Prospective franchisees should carefully consider these potential relocation costs and ensure they have sufficient capital to cover them if the need arises.