When must a Remax franchisee make the first annual dues payment for a Sales Associate?
Remax Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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You understand and acknowledge that your failure to establish or require your Sales Associates to pay a monthly management fee, a Broker Service Fee, or if implemented, a technology fee, or your failure to actually collect such fees from some or all of your Sales Associates, does not relieve you of your obligation to remit all of the Monthly Ongoing Fees payable to us under this Agreement in a timely manner.
C. ANNUAL DUES.
(1) Amount and When Payable.
You agree to pay REMAX, LLC annual dues ("Annual Dues") in the amount of $410 (or such increased amount as provided below) for each Sales Associate (as defined in Subsection 6.J. below). Such dues will be payable by you for each Sales Associate as follows: (a) you must make the first payment to REMAX, LLC, and complete the membership profile form, within 5 days of the date such Sales Associate's license is first registered with the Office or the date the new Sales Associate is first qualified to engage in real estate services for the Office, whichever is earlier; and (b) all subsequent payments shall be due to REMAX, LLC on or before each anniversary
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD pages 108–334)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Remax's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee must pay annual dues for each Sales Associate. The first payment of $410 (subject to increases) is due to Remax, LLC within 5 days of the date the Sales Associate's license is first registered with the Office or the date the new Sales Associate is first qualified to engage in real estate services for the Office, whichever is earlier.
Subsequent annual dues payments are due on or before each anniversary of the initial payment date for that Sales Associate. While Remax, LLC may bill Sales Associates directly, the franchisee remains responsible for ensuring timely payment of the annual dues.
Remax, LLC retains the right to increase the annual dues once per calendar year, but the increase cannot exceed 20% of the current dues amount. These annual dues compensate Remax, LLC for benefits and services provided to the franchisee and their Sales Associates, such as access to MAX/Center, participation in the RE/MAX referral network, and access to RE/MAX University.