BAbove average54/100FDD 2025
Duraclean: Litigation & Risk
Cleaning & Maintenance · FDD Items 3, 4 & 5
Lower Risk
No litigation cases disclosed in FDD Items 3 and 4.
Source: FDD Items 3–5
FDD Items 3 & 4
Litigation Metrics
- Cases disclosed
- 0
- Total from FDD Items 3 and 4
- Bankruptcy (Item 4)
- None
- Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
- Verdict score
- 54 / 100
- FranchiseVerdict composite · higher is better
- Rating
- B
- A / B / C / D / F verdict grade
7(a) FOIA data · FY2020–present
SBA Loan Performance
Aggregated from public SBA 7(a) loan disclosures. Charge-off rate is the share of loans that were charged off or settled for less than the full balance.
- Total 7(a) loans
- 21
- Government-backed loans issued
- Charge-off rate
- 18.8%
- vs 16% franchise average
- 5-yr charge-off rate
- N/A
- Defaults
- 3 loans
- Loans charged off or defaulted
- Total loan volume
- $2.8M
- Avg loan size
- $134K
- Participating lenders
- 17
FDD Items 5, 6 & 17: What You Give Up
Contract Risk Indicators
- Mandatory arbitration
- Required
- Disputes resolved outside court, limits your legal options
- Non-compete
- 2 yrs
- Post-termination restriction on similar businesses
- Franchisor can compete
- Yes
- Franchisor can open competing locations in or near your territory
- Right of first refusal
- Yes
- Franchisor can match any purchase offer when you try to sell
- Governing law
- IL
- State whose law governs disputes. Relevant if you're not based there
Extracted from FDD Item 3
Litigation Detail
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
What drove the 54/100 verdict
Risk Score Breakdown
- 01MINORUnit count declining 3.2% year-over-year indicates shrinking franchise system and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure in Item 19 prevents accurate ROI assessment and hides performance data from prospects
- 03MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk where franchisor can place additional franchisees in your market, cannibalizing revenue
- 04MINORTiered royalty structure with $83 minimum means unprofitable months still require payment, reducing cash flow flexibility
- 05MEDInitial investment of $108,704–$174,004 with no disclosed average revenue makes payback period impossible to calculate
- 06MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years), creating renewal uncertainty and less time to recoup investment
Severity inferred from FDD text. Not a regulatory or legal classification
Litigation data from FDD Items 3, 4, and 5. SBA data from public 7(a) FOIA records (FY2020–present). Not legal advice. Consult a franchise attorney before signing any franchise agreement.