Does the My Salon Suite Disclosure Document include State Addenda, and if so, where are they located?
My_Salon_Suite Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 23: RECEIPTS]
EXHIBIT H
STATE ADDENDA
STATE ADDENDA
ADDENDUM TO FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS, AND FRANCHISE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT FOR CERTAIN STATES FOR SUITE MANAGEMENT FRANCHISING, LLC
The following modifications are made to the Suite Management Franchising, LLC ("Franchisor," "us," "we," or "our") Franchise Disclosure Document ("FDD") given to Franchisee ("Franchisee," "you," or "your") and may supersede, to the extent then required by valid applicable state law, certain portions of the Franchise Agreement between you and us dated , 20 ("Franchise Agreement").
Depending on state law, the provisions of this State-Specific Addendum ("State Addendum") may apply to modify the FDD that was given to you, as well as the Franchise Agreement, and any applicable Addenda, Exhibits, Appendices, or mutually agreed modifications thereto. Specifically, this State Addendum will apply to your Franchise Agreement only if the jurisdictional requirements of a listed state's laws are met independently and without reference to this Addendum, to the Franchise Agreement, or to the FDD. For purposes of the State Addendum, the "Franchisor's Choice of Law State" is Texas, and "Supplemental Agreements" means Development Agreement. If any inconsistency arises between the Franchise Agreement, FDD, or Supplemental Agreements and this State Addendum, the terms of this State Addendum shall control. Nothing in this State Addendum, the FDD, Franchise Agreement, or Supplemental Agreements should be interpreted or construed as providing an independent basisfor Franchisee's assertion that any state law or provision applies to the FDD, Franchise Agreement, or Supplemental Agreements that would not otherwise apply due to the jurisdictional requirements of such state law or provision.
CALIFORNIA
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD pages 94–95)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Yes, the 2025 My Salon Suite Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) includes state addenda. Exhibit H of the FDD contains these state-specific addenda, which modify the FDD and Franchise Agreement to comply with the laws of certain states. These addenda may supersede portions of the Franchise Agreement to the extent required by applicable state law.
The State Addendum applies only if the jurisdictional requirements of a listed state's laws are met independently. For the purposes of the State Addendum, Texas is designated as the "Franchisor's Choice of Law State," and "Supplemental Agreements" refers to the Development Agreement. If there is any inconsistency between the Franchise Agreement, FDD, or Supplemental Agreements and the State Addendum, the terms of the State Addendum will take precedence.
Prospective franchisees should carefully review Exhibit H to determine if a state addendum applies to their specific location and understand how it modifies the standard Franchise Agreement. The FDD explicitly states that nothing within it should be interpreted as providing an independent basis for a franchisee to assert that any state law applies to the FDD, Franchise Agreement, or Supplemental Agreements unless the jurisdictional requirements of such state law are met independently.