What must a Moes Southwest Grill franchisee deliver to the franchisor regarding the location?
Moes_Southwest_Grill Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Site Agreement.** You must deliver a copy of the signed lease, sublease, or other rental agreement for the location (the "Lease") or purchase agreement for the location (the "Purchase Agreement" and, collectively with the Lease, the "Site Agreement") to us with all material terms specified therein.
You will be solely responsible for negotiation of the terms of the Site Agreement and performance under the Site Agreement.
We will have the right, but not the obligation, to review your Site Agreement prior to its execution to verify its compliance with our requirements. (Franchise Agreement, Section 5.4)
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 53–68)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Moe's Southwest Grill's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee must deliver a copy of the signed lease, sublease, or other rental agreement (the "Lease") or purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") for the location to Moe's Southwest Grill. This combined agreement is referred to as the "Site Agreement." The Site Agreement must include all material terms.
The franchisee is solely responsible for negotiating the terms and fulfilling the obligations of the Site Agreement. However, Moe's Southwest Grill retains the right, but not the obligation, to review the Site Agreement before its execution to ensure it complies with their requirements.
This requirement ensures that Moe's Southwest Grill is aware of the franchisee's site arrangements and has the opportunity to verify compliance with their standards, although the responsibility for the agreement lies solely with the franchisee. This is a fairly standard practice in franchising, allowing the franchisor to maintain some oversight without assuming liability for the location's performance.