B60/100FDD 2025
Lush Lawn® — Litigation & Risk
Home Services - Lawn & Landscaping · 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)
—
Franchisor or officer bankruptcy
Overall risk score
60 / 100
FranchiseVerdict composite
Rating
MODERATE
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
Yes
Franchisor can match any purchase offer when you try to sell
Governing law
Michigan
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there
What drove the 60/100 rating
Risk Score Breakdown
- 01MINOROnly 5 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and potentially stagnant development
- 02MINORNo net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents accurate ROI validation and profitability assessment
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, suggesting potential financial instability or viability questions at corporate level
- 04MINORHigh initial investment range ($167k-$321.5k) against only 5 comparable units limits benchmarking and peer validation
- 05MINOR8% royalty on reported $2.056M average revenue equals ~$164k annual corporate take, which may be insufficient to support franchise operations with only 5 units
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.