Under what circumstances is a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, gift, or encumbrance of a Monicals Pizza Developer's rights considered null and void?
Monicals_Pizza Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 7.2.1 The Development Rights set forth in this Development Agreement are personal to Developer and are granted in reliance upon the personal qualifications of Developer. Developer has represented, and hereby represents, that it is entering into this Development Agreement with the intention of complying with its terms and conditions and not for the purpose of resale of the Development Rights hereunder.
- 7.2.2 Developer, without Franchisor's prior written consent, by operation of law or otherwise, shall not sell, assign, transfer, convey, give away or encumber any part of its interest in this Development Agreement, its interest in the Development Rights granted hereby or its interest in any entity that owns any interest in such rights, and shall not offer, permit or suffer the same to be sold, assigned, transferred, conveyed, given away or encumbered in any way. Developer shall not, without the prior written consent of Franchisor, fractionalize any of the Development Rights granted pursuant to this Development Agreement. Any purported sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, gift or encumbrance of any of Developer's rights herein not having Franchisor's express consent shall be null and void and shall constitute a material default of this Development Agreement.
- 7.2.3 So long as Developer is in full compliance with this Development Agreement, and should Franchisor not elect to exercise its right of refusal as provided in Section 7.5, Franchisor shall not unreasonably withhold its approval of an assignment or transfer to proposed assignees or transferees if:
- 7.2.3.1 Developer has complied with the requirements of Section 7.5;
- 7.2.3.2 all obligations owed to Franchisor by Developer are fully paid and satisfied;
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 46–257)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Monicals Pizza's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a developer's rights are personal and granted based on the developer's qualifications. Monicals Pizza emphasizes that developers enter the agreement intending to comply with its terms, not to resell the development rights.
Specifically, any attempt by the developer to sell, assign, transfer, convey, give away, or encumber any part of their interest in the Development Agreement, the Development Rights, or any entity owning interest in such rights, without Monicals Pizza's prior written consent, is considered null and void. This restriction also applies to offering, permitting, or allowing these actions to occur without consent. Furthermore, fractionalizing the Development Rights without prior written consent is prohibited.
If a developer does attempt any of these actions without express consent from Monicals Pizza, it constitutes a material default of the Development Agreement. However, if the developer is in full compliance with the agreement, and Monicals Pizza does not exercise its right of refusal, Monicals Pizza will not unreasonably withhold approval of an assignment or transfer, provided the developer has met specific requirements, including compliance with Section 7.5 and full satisfaction of all obligations owed to Monicals Pizza.