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For a Stretch Zone franchise, how soon before the Opening Date must I cooperate to implement the Payment System?

Stretch_Zone Franchise · 2025 FDD

Answer from 2025 FDD Document

Section 3.3 PAYMENT SYSTEM

You will open a separate operating account with a bank for the Franchise Business. You will make all Royalty Fees, Technology Fees and Media Fund contributions and other invoices due us and our Affiliates from remittances from your members that have been deposited into your operating account by ClubReady processing payments due us (the "Payment System"). You will cooperate with us to implement the Payment System within 15 days before the Opening Date. You agree to cooperate with us in maintaining the efficient operation of the Payment System including depositing all Gross Revenues you receive into your operating account within 1 Business Day of receipt. You cannot initiate payments through the ClubReady Electronic Payment System, but we are able to initiate payments through the ClubReady Electronic Payment System for invoices that are due us.

Source: Item 8 — Receipts. Any sale made must be in compliance with § 683(8) of the Franchise Sale Act (N.Y. Gen. Bus. L. § 680 et seq.), which describes the time period a Franchise Disclosure Document (offering prospectus) must be provided to a prospective franchisee before a sale may be made. New York law requires a franchisor to provide the Franchise Disclosure Document at the earliest of the first personal meeting or ten (10) business days before the execution of the franchise or other agreement or the payment of any consideration that relates to the franchise relationship. (FDD pages 99–263)

What This Means (2025 FDD)

According to the 2025 Stretch Zone Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to cooperate with Stretch Zone to implement the Payment System within 15 days before the Opening Date of their franchise.

This Payment System involves the franchisee opening a separate operating account with a bank for the Franchise Business. All Royalty Fees, Technology Fees, Media Fund contributions, and other invoices due to Stretch Zone and its Affiliates will be paid from remittances from the franchisee's members that have been deposited into this operating account via ClubReady processing payments.

Furthermore, the franchisee must deposit all Gross Revenues they receive into their operating account within 1 Business Day of receipt. While the franchisee cannot initiate payments through the ClubReady Electronic Payment System, Stretch Zone can initiate payments through this system for invoices that are due to them. This ensures that Stretch Zone has a direct mechanism for receiving payments owed by the franchisee.

Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document and is provided for research purposes only. It does not constitute legal or financial advice. Consult with a franchise attorney before making any investment decisions.