FDD Items 3 & 4 · 2026 filing
Molly Maid litigation history
What Molly Maid disclosed about lawsuits, arbitrations and bankruptcy in the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Item 3 lists the material legal actions a franchisor must report; Item 4 covers bankruptcy. This is the franchisor's own disclosure, not a court record, and not legal advice.
Items 3 & 4 at a glance
What the filing discloses
- Cases disclosed
- 2
- Item 3, as counted in the filing
- Largest disclosed settlement
- $25K
- As stated in Item 3
- Bankruptcy (Item 4)
- Disclosed
- Franchisor, parent, predecessor or officer
- Filing year
- 2026
- Disclosures cover the prior ten years
Extracted from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document
Item 3: litigation
Two disclosed matters: (1) State of Kansas v. Molly Maid, Inc. - 2010 Consent Judgment under Kansas Consumer Protection Act re: background-check documentation and gift certificate sales, $25,000 civil penalty + $25,175 costs reimbursement, satisfied 2011. (2) California Commissioner of Business Oversight v. FOR Franchising LLC d/b/a Window Genie (affiliate's predecessor, not the Franchisor) - 2017 Consent Order re: failure to file advertisements, $5,000 penalty.
Disclosed in the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document
Item 4: bankruptcy
No bankruptcy proceedings involving the Franchisor (Molly Maid SPV LLC) itself; Item 4 discloses bankruptcy proceedings of unrelated KKR portfolio companies (Marelli Holdings, The Collected Group, Envision Healthcare, Genesis Care, IPI Legacy Liquidation/Impel Pharmaceuticals, Cafe Coffee Day) not involving the Franchisor.
Disclosure signals that moved the score
How this shows up in the verdict
- Two litigation consent judgments (background checks, gift certificates, advertising) indicate compliance weaknesses and consumer protection vulnerabilities
The verdict grade is FranchiseVerdict's editorial assessment across SBA loan performance, unit growth, revenue and disclosure signals. It is not investment advice.
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How to read Item 3
A franchisor must disclose pending actions and any material civil action involving the franchise relationship, plus convictions or civil judgments for fraud, unfair or deceptive practices, or franchise-law violations, going back ten years. A case the franchisor brought against a franchisee counts too. Item 3 does not include every dispute: settled claims below the materiality line and matters resolved in private arbitration can be absent.
Questions worth asking current and former franchisees, using the contact list in Item 20:
- Were you, or anyone you know in the system, party to a dispute with the franchisor?
- Was it resolved by settlement, arbitration or a court, and on what terms?
- Has the number of disputes gone up or down since you signed?