Are there any exceptions to the one-year time limit for claims related to the Kitchen Solvers agreement?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
quiring prospective franchisees to assent to a release, estoppel or waiver of liability are not intended to nor shall they act as a release, estoppel or waiver of any liability incurred under the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law.
Nothing in the Franchise Agreement prevents the franchisee from bringing a lawsuit in Maryland for claims arising under the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law.
Nothing in the Franchise Agreement operates to reduce the 3-year statute of limitations afforded to a franchisee for bringing a claim arising under the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 49–190)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Kitchen Solvers Franchise Disclosure Document, there are exceptions to the standard statute of limitations for franchisees in Maryland and Minnesota.
For Kitchen Solvers franchisees in Maryland, the standard statute of limitations is extended to three years for claims arising under the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law. The FDD specifies that any clause in the franchise agreement that reduces this 3-year statute of limitations is invalid. Moreover, franchisees in Maryland are not prevented from bringing a lawsuit in Maryland for claims arising under the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law.
For Kitchen Solvers franchisees in Minnesota, nothing in the disclosure document or Franchise Agreement can abrogate or reduce any of your rights as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 80C, or your rights to any procedure, forum, or remedies provided for by the laws of the jurisdiction.