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D72/100FDD 2025

Intero Real Estate Services / Intero Resorts — Litigation & Risk

Real Estate · FDD Items 3, 4 & 5

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Moderate — Review

3 cases disclosed in FDD Items 3 and 4.

Source: FDD Items 3–5

FDD Items 3 & 4

Litigation Metrics

Cases disclosed
3
Total from FDD Items 3 and 4
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
—
Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
Overall risk score
72 / 100
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Rating
CAUTION
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
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
Delaware
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there

What drove the 72/100 rating

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01MINORUnit count declining 10.3% YoY (40 units) indicates system contraction and potential franchisee underperformance or attrition
  2. 02MEDMultiple active antitrust and commission-fixing lawsuits with jury verdict against parent companies creating ongoing legal/reputational risk and potential operational disruptions
  3. 03MINORNo Item 19 (average revenue/net income) disclosure prevents assessment of actual franchisee profitability and ROI on $210k–$855k investment
  4. 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk from other Intero franchisees and company-owned locations in same market
  5. 05MINORHigh upper-end investment ($855k) paired with declining unit economics suggests franchisees may be struggling to justify capital outlay
  6. 06MED10-year term is long-duration commitment in volatile real estate market with no clear exit liquidity or buyback provisions disclosed

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.