What specific changes to the location might Gokhale Method request if they do not acquire the lease after termination?
Gokhale_Method Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
Lease. You shall, at our option, except in the event you continue to operate any other business you were operating from the same Location assign to us any interest which you have in any lease or sublease for the Location. In the event we do not elect to exercise our option to acquire the lease or sublease for the Location, you shall make such modifications or alterations to the Location (including, without limitation, the changing of, and the assigning to us of, the telephone number) immediately upon termination or expiration of this Agreement as may be necessary to distinguish the appearance of the Location from that of the Franchised Business under the System, and shall make
such specific additional changes thereto as we may reasonably request for that purpose. In the event you fail or refuse to comply with the requirements of this Section 16.4, we shall have the right to enter upon the Location, without being guilty of trespass or any other tort, for the purpose of making or causing to be made such changes as may be required, at the expense of you, which expense you agree to pay upon demand.
- 16.5.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 34)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Gokhale Method Franchise Disclosure Document, if Gokhale Method does not acquire the lease or sublease for the franchise location after termination or expiration of the franchise agreement, the franchisee must make specific modifications or alterations to the location. These changes are necessary to differentiate the appearance of the location from a Gokhale Method Franchised Business.
The required changes include altering the location and assigning the telephone number to Gokhale Method. Additionally, the franchisee must make any other specific changes that Gokhale Method reasonably requests for this purpose.
If the franchisee fails to comply with these requirements, Gokhale Method has the right to enter the location and make the necessary changes at the franchisee's expense. The franchisee agrees to pay these expenses upon demand. This ensures that the location no longer appears to be associated with the Gokhale Method brand, protecting the integrity of the franchise system.