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A39/100FDD 2025

Image One Facility Solutions — Litigation & Risk

Cleaning - Commercial & Janitorial · FDD Items 3, 4 & 5

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Moderate — Review

1 case disclosed in FDD Items 3 and 4.

Source: FDD Items 3–5

FDD Items 3 & 4

Litigation Metrics

Cases disclosed
1
Total from FDD Items 3 and 4
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
—
Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
Overall risk score
39 / 100
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Rating
STRONG
STRONG / MODERATE / CAUTION / AVOID

FDD Items 5, 6 & 17 — what you give up

Contract Risk Indicators

Mandatory arbitration
Required
Disputes resolved outside court — limits your legal options
Jury trial waiver
Waived
You give up the right to a jury trial
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
No
Franchisor can match any purchase offer when you try to sell
Governing law
Illinois
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there

What drove the 39/100 rating

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 (average net income) disclosed — impossible to validate 10% royalty burden against actual profitability
  2. 02HIGH2022 litigation alleging franchisor non-compliance with disclosure obligations raises questions about transparency and regulatory adherence
  3. 03MEDModest unit growth (15% YoY) with only 23 total units suggests limited scale and market validation
  4. 04MINORHigh royalty rate (10%) combined with unknown net income creates risk of negative cash flow for franchisees
  5. 05HIGHGoing Concern status may indicate franchisor financial stress despite growth claims

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.