Does My Salon Suite require approval of any lease for the Approved Location before it is entered into?
My_Salon_Suite Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Lease – New Locations
We must approve any lease for the Approved Location before you enter into such an agreement. We may condition our approval on a number of conditions, including: (i) an agreement by you and the landlord of the Approved Location to enter into our prescribed form of collateral assignment of lease and our then-current form of lease addendum (if any); and (ii) receiving a written representation from the landlord of the Approved Location that you will have the right to operate the Franchised Business, including subleasing/renting certain portions of the Approved Location to different third-party salon professionals, throughout the term of your Franchise Agreement (Section 12.S. of the Franchise Agreement). You will also be required to provide to us computer-aided design ("CAD") and Portable Document Format ("PDF") files from the architect or contractor regarding the build-out of the Approved Location.
If you plan to purchase the building where the Approved Location for your Franchised Business will be, then the landlord entity that owns the building must be a separate entity from the franchisee entity. We must approve the lease that you use in connection with the Franchised Business.
Site Selection and Lease – Conversion Franchises
If you are a Conversion Franchisee, your Conversion Franchise will be located at the location of your existing business unless agreed to otherwise in writing. You will bear the cost and expense for making all alterations, modifications, and improvements necessary to establish the Conversion Franchise at your existing business.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 42–53)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to My Salon Suite's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if you are opening a new location, My Salon Suite requires that you receive their approval for any lease for the Approved Location before you enter into such an agreement. My Salon Suite may place conditions on this approval, including requiring you and the landlord to enter into their prescribed form of collateral assignment of lease and their then-current form of lease addendum. They may also require a written representation from the landlord that you have the right to operate the Franchised Business, including subleasing/renting portions of the Approved Location to third-party salon professionals, throughout the term of your Franchise Agreement.
Additionally, you must provide computer-aided design (CAD) and Portable Document Format (PDF) files from the architect or contractor regarding the build-out of the Approved Location. If you plan to purchase the building where the Approved Location will be, the landlord entity that owns the building must be separate from the franchisee entity, and My Salon Suite must approve the lease used in connection with the Franchised Business.
These stipulations do not apply if you are operating a Conversion Franchise. In that case, your franchise will be located at the site of your existing business unless otherwise agreed upon in writing with My Salon Suite. You will be responsible for all costs associated with alterations, modifications, and improvements necessary to establish the Conversion Franchise at your existing business.