What is the condition for modifying the former Dryer Vent Squad Administrative Office?
Dryer_Vent_Squad Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
- (7) (a) modify and alter Franchisee's former Dryer Vent Squad Business, Franchisee's former Dryer Vent Squad Administrative Office, and Franchisee's Administrative Office, as reasonably necessary or otherwise required by Franchisor, to ensure that Franchisee's Administrative Office has been completely de-identified and differentiated from its former appearance to prevent any confusion by the public as to the continued existence of a Dryer Vent Squad Business at your Administrative Office; (b) remove from Franchisee's Administrative Office all distinctive physical and structural features identifying a Dryer Vent Squad Business and all distinctive signs, trade dress and emblems associated with the System including, without limitation, signs, trade dress, and emblems bearing the Licensed Marks; (c) make specific additional changes to Franchisee's Administrative Office as Franchisor reasonably requests for the purpose of completely deidentifying Franchisee's former Dryer Vent Squad Business.
Franchisee shall immediately initiate the foregoing actions and complete such actions within the period of time designated by Franchisor, and Franchisee agrees that Franchisor and/or Franchisor's designated agents may enter the premises of Franchisee's Administrative Office at any time to make foregoing alterations at Franchisee's sole risk and expense.
Franchisee further agrees that Franchisee's failure to timely make modifications and alterations to Franchisee's Administrative Office will cause irreparable injury to Franchisor, and Franchisee consents to the entry, at Franchisee's expense, of any ex-parte order by any court of competent jurisdiction authorizing Franchisor or its agents to take action, if Franchisor seeks such an order;
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 51–207)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Dryer Vent Squad's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee may be required to modify their former Dryer Vent Squad Administrative Office. This modification is deemed reasonably necessary or otherwise required by Dryer Vent Squad to ensure the office is completely de-identified and differentiated from its former appearance. The purpose is to prevent public confusion about the continued existence of a Dryer Vent Squad Business at the administrative office.
To achieve this, the franchisee must remove all distinctive physical and structural features that identify it as a Dryer Vent Squad Business. This includes removing all distinctive signs, trade dress, and emblems associated with the Dryer Vent Squad system, including those bearing the Licensed Marks. Additionally, the franchisee must make any other specific changes reasonably requested by Dryer Vent Squad to completely de-identify the former Dryer Vent Squad Business.
The franchisee must immediately begin these actions and complete them within the timeframe designated by Dryer Vent Squad. Dryer Vent Squad or its agents have the right to enter the premises to make these alterations at the franchisee's sole risk and expense. Failure to make timely modifications will cause irreparable injury to Dryer Vent Squad, and the franchisee consents to the entry of an ex-parte order by a court authorizing Dryer Vent Squad or its agents to take action at the franchisee's expense.