What items is Deer Solution NOT required to compensate a franchisee for upon non-renewal in Michigan?
Deer_Solution Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Amendments to the Deer Solution Franchise Disclosure Document
THE STATE OF MICHIGAN PROHIBITS CERTAIN UNFAIR PROVISIONS THAT ARE SOMETIMES IN FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS.
IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS ARE IN THESE FRANCHISE DOCUMENTS, THE PROVISIONS ARE VOID AND CANNOT BE ENFORCED AGAINST YOU.
- A.
A prohibition of your right to join an association of Franchisees.
- B.
A requirement that you assent to a release, assignment, novation, waiver, or estoppel that deprives you of rights and protections provided in this act.
This shall not preclude you, after entering into a Franchise Agreement, from settling any and all claims.
- C.
A provision that permits us to terminate a franchise before the expiration of this term except for good cause.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 55–246)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Deer Solution Franchise Disclosure Document, the state of Michigan has specific prohibitions against certain unfair provisions that may appear in franchise documents. If any of these provisions are present in the Deer Solution franchise documents, they are considered void and unenforceable against the franchisee.
Specifically, Deer Solution cannot enforce provisions that: prohibit a franchisee's right to join a franchisee association, require a franchisee to agree to a release, assignment, novation, waiver, or estoppel that deprives them of rights and protections under the Michigan franchise law, or allow Deer Solution to terminate a franchise before its expiration without good cause.
This amendment ensures that Deer Solution franchisees in Michigan retain their rights and protections under Michigan law, preventing Deer Solution from enforcing potentially unfair or restrictive clauses that might otherwise be included in the franchise agreement. This does not specify what Deer Solution is not required to compensate a franchisee for upon non-renewal in Michigan.