What does Exhibit C detail regarding the Lees Famous Recipe restaurant?
Lees_Famous_Recipe Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 22: CONTRACTS]
EXHIBIT C TO FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
RESTAURANT LEASE ADDENDUM
LEASE ADDENDUM
In consideration of the foregoing and the promises contained in the Lease, the parties agree as follows:
Permitted Use.
Landlord and Tenant agree that so long as the Franchise Agreement remains in effect, Tenant may use the Leased Premises only for a Lee's Famous Recipe Restaurant and Tenant may offer for sale and sell at the Leased Premises only those products and services which Franchisor approves.
Landlord further agrees that so long as the Lease is in effect, it will not permit any tenant within the same multi-tenant mall or building to operate any business similar to Lee's Famous Recipe Restaurant that distributes, sells or otherwise deals in, at wholesale or retail, chicken and biscuits, other items similar to the products or services offered by Tenant, or any other business that may be confusingly similar to a Lee's Famous Recipe Restaurant, other than businesses in existence in the mall or building as of the effective date of the Lease or upon the written consent of Franchisor and Tenant.
Notice of Default.
Landlord will provide Franchisor, by certified US mail or a recognized overnight delivery service at the address provided in Section 8 below, a minimum thirty (30) day notice of any default under the Lease before Landlord initiates any action to terminate the Lease or exercise any remedy for such default.
Cure.
Either Tenant or Franchisor may cure defaults under the Lease and Landlord will accept performance of obligations due under the Lease, as specified in the Lease, by either Franchisor or Tenant.
Franchisor will not, however, be under any obligation to cure any default and nothing herein will require Franchisor at any time to comply with or take any action under the provisions of the Lease.
Rights of Franchisor After Cure.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 69–70)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Lees Famous Recipe Franchise Disclosure Document, Exhibit C pertains to the Restaurant Lease Addendum. This addendum outlines specific agreements between the landlord, tenant (franchisee), and Lees Famous Recipe concerning the leased premises.
The addendum specifies that the franchisee can only use the leased premises for a Lees Famous Recipe Restaurant and sell only approved products and services, so long as the Franchise Agreement remains in effect. The landlord also agrees not to allow any other tenant in the same building to operate a similar business that sells chicken, biscuits, or other similar items, unless those businesses existed before the lease's effective date or receive written consent from both Lees Famous Recipe and the franchisee.
Furthermore, the Restaurant Lease Addendum requires the landlord to provide Lees Famous Recipe with a minimum of thirty days' notice of any default under the lease before taking action to terminate it. Either the franchisee or Lees Famous Recipe can cure defaults under the lease, but Lees Famous Recipe is not obligated to do so. This arrangement protects Lees Famous Recipe's interest in maintaining its brand presence and operational standards at the location, even if the franchisee faces lease-related difficulties.