Are Deer Solution 'Administrative Offices' defined as the location from which the business is administratively managed?
Deer_Solution Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Supplementing the terms and definitions contained in the Recitals and Representations:
"Administrative Office(s)" refers to and means the fixed administrative offices and/or facilities from which Deer Solution Businesses are established, operated, and managed.
"Approved Services and Products" shall have the meaning defined in the "Recitals" section of this Agreement and shall further refer to and mean those products and services that we authorize for sale by Deer Solution Businesses. We shall exclusively designate and determine the Approved Services and Products and we, in our Reasonable Business Judgment, may change, modify, reduce, or supplement the Approved Services and Products that must be offered and sold by the Franchised Business and those products and services that may not be sold by the Franchised Business. The Operations Manual, subject to changes that we may make from time to time and our right to change and modify the Approved Services and Products, shall designate the Approved Services and Products that must be offered and sold by the Franchised Business. The Franchised Business may only offer and sell the Approved Services and Products.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 55–246)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Deer Solution's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the 'Administrative Office' is indeed defined as the location from which the Deer Solution business is managed. Specifically, the FDD states that the "Administrative Office(s)" refers to the fixed administrative offices and/or facilities from which Deer Solution Businesses are established, operated, and managed.
For a prospective franchisee, this means that they are required to have a designated physical location from which they will handle the administrative tasks associated with running their Deer Solution franchise. This location must be within the franchisee's operating territory. This office serves as the central hub for managing and operating the business.
The FDD also defines "Franchisee's Administrative Office" as the Administrative Office from which the Franchisee manages the Franchised Business. This reinforces the idea that the franchisee is expected to actively manage their business from this designated office. Furthermore, the document specifies that the Deer Solution Business must be operated from an approved Administrative Office located within the Operating Territory.
Upon termination or transfer of the franchise, Deer Solution has specific requirements for de-identifying the former Administrative Office to prevent confusion. The franchisee is responsible for modifying the office to remove any branding or features that identify it as a Deer Solution business, ensuring it is differentiated from its former appearance. Deer Solution may also enter the premises to make alterations at the franchisee's expense if the franchisee fails to do so in a timely manner.