Does Clear Pest Pros provide assistance with negotiating the lease or purchase of a site?
Clear_Pest_Pros Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We do not provide any assistance with (a) selecting a business site or negotiation of any lease or purchase of any site, (b) conforming the site to local ordinances and codes and obtaining any required permits, or (c) hiring and training employees (other than the required training discussed in Section 3.A of the Franchise Agreement).
Your business site, whether you operate from your commercial location, must be located within the Territory, and will be approved by us.
To approve your site, we will consider several factors, such as its size, condition, orientation within the Territory, its co-tenants, traffic patterns, and other details about the location (Section 1.D of the Franchise Agreement).
There is no time limit for us to approve sites, but it will not be unreasonably delayed.
Failure to select a site and open within the prescribed time period is a default of the franchise agreement, any may result in a termination of your franchise agreement.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 40–49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Clear Pest Pros' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Clear Pest Pros does not provide assistance with selecting a business site or negotiating the lease or purchase of any site. However, Clear Pest Pros does require that the business site, whether a commercial location or home office, be located within the designated territory and be approved by them.
In order to approve a site, Clear Pest Pros will consider factors such as the site's size, condition, orientation within the territory, co-tenants, and traffic patterns. There is no specified time limit for site approval, but the FDD states that approval will not be unreasonably delayed.
Failure to select a site and open the Clear Pest Pros business within the prescribed time period constitutes a default of the franchise agreement and may result in termination of the agreement. Prospective franchisees should carefully consider the implications of this requirement and the site approval process.