You do not need to register a fictitious name if you are using the same name as the LLC (without the LLC designation). Fictitious name registration...

Yes, you would lease the tractor from yourself to the LLC for whatever amount you wanted. If you sold the business (assets of the LLC) you would...

The answer lies in the four corners of the lease you signed. Typically audit rights are negotiated by tenant’s counsel. If they weren’t , it is...

In my experience, having been an in-house attorney for a franchisor of over 1800 locations in the US, and then a franchisee attorney for years, it...

This sounds like exactly the type of scenario that our firm sees frequently (unfortunately for the victims). You and the others should consult...

Until your franchise agreement terminates or expires you are under the terms of that agreement and have to pay the amount stated in that agreement....

What was done by the franchisor sounds like a violation of federal law. The franchisor was required to provide you with their current FDD. ...

The answer to your question lies within the 4 corners of the lease itself. The maintenance obligations should be specified in the lease. The term...

You should use the name of the business so that any 3rd party action taken against you would be against the LLC and not you personally; that is one...

Hello: Yes. Every franchisor must provide you with an FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) at least 14 calendar days before you are asked to sign...