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D72/100FDD 2025

Stiltz Homelifts — Litigation & Risk

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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
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
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
Pennsylvania
State whose law governs disputes — relevant if you're not based there

What drove the 72/100 rating

Risk Score Breakdown

  1. 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates the franchisor itself may have financial viability issues
  2. 02MINORZero existing franchise units with unknown growth trajectory — no proven system or franchisee success stories
  3. 03MINORNo Item 19 disclosure (average revenue/net income) — impossible to evaluate ROI on $355K-$885K investment
  4. 04MINORWide investment range ($530K spread) with no correlation data — suggests unclear cost structure or unit economics
  5. 05MEDHigh royalty rate (6-10%) combined with undisclosed profitability — franchisees absorb risk without knowing franchisor's baseline performance
  6. 06MINORNo franchisee track record to validate business model — system has zero operational history

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.