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B67/100FDD 2025

Pure Maintenance — Litigation & Risk

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

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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
67 / 100
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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
Utah
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there

What drove the 67/100 rating

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates the franchisor may have financial stability issues or undisclosed operational problems
  2. 02MEDOnly 1 unit disclosed — suggests either a brand-new system, collapsed franchisee base, or data reporting issue; impossible to validate system viability
  3. 03MINORNo growth trajectory provided — cannot assess whether franchise is expanding, stagnant, or contracting
  4. 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($59,900) relative to single unit example — creates significant sunk cost risk if unit underperforms
  5. 05MINORItem 19 financial performance data appears to represent a single outlier unit, not system averages — $548K revenue and $133K net may not be replicable
  6. 06MINORProtected territory provided but only 1 operating unit raises questions about territorial enforcement capability and franchisor's commitment to multi-unit development
  7. 07HIGHNo litigation disclosed may indicate inadequate disclosure rather than absence of disputes in a struggling system

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.