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B59/100FDD 2025
Poop 911® — Litigation & Risk
Personal Services - Pet Care · FDD Items 3, 4 & 5
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
59 / 100
FranchiseVerdict composite
Rating
MODERATE
STRONG / MODERATE / CAUTION / AVOID
7(a) FOIA data · FY2020–present
SBA Loan Performance
Aggregated from public SBA 7(a) loan disclosures. Default rate is the share of loans that were charged off or settled for less than the full balance.
Total 7(a) loans
3
Government-backed loans issued
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default rate
0.0%
Defaults
0 loans
Loans charged off or defaulted
Total loan volume
$873K
Avg loan size
$291K
Participating lenders
2
FDD Items 5, 6 & 17 — what you give up
Contract Risk Indicators
Mandatory arbitration
Not required
You retain the right to sue in court
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
Texas
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there
What drove the 59/100 rating
Risk Score Breakdown
- 01MED25% royalty rate is exceptionally high for a service-based franchise with no disclosed average revenue or net income data
- 02MINORZero franchise fee combined with aggressive 25% royalty suggests franchisor prioritizes ongoing revenue extraction over franchisee profitability
- 03MEDFinancial performance metrics (Item 19) not disclosed — impossible to validate whether the 29.6% YoY unit growth translates to franchisee profitability
- 04MINOR2013 Washington Department of Financial Institutions Consent Order indicates prior franchise registration/compliance violations
- 05HIGH5-year litigation with former franchisee Adrian Finch (2013-2018) involving breach of contract and trademark infringement raises contract enforcement and IP protection concerns
- 06MINOR268-unit system size is small; 29.6% growth rate may reflect low baseline or unsustainable recruitment rather than stable unit economics
- 07MEDNo disclosed average revenue prevents independent ROI analysis — franchisees cannot benchmark expected performance against industry standards
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.