The answer to your question lies in the four corners of the lease itself. The lease should specify whose required to maintain and replace (if...

Most landlords (LLs) today will require a personal guaranty (meaning your personal assets are guaranteeing the financial obligations of your entity...

There are specific requirements of what can and cannot be included in the FDD and what must be included. Are you referring to Item 19 revenues or...

As my colleagues have noted, it depends on how you run your LLC and whether you personally guaranteed the obligations of the LLC/tenant in the...

In answer to your question, the LLC should be the tenant and the lease should be signed by the managing member of the LLC. If the LLC is only...

If you register the business as a corporation (s-corp) or LLC with the name under which you will be doing business, then you do not need to...

As my colleague noted, you should contact the CA Attorney General's office and let them know that you never received a Franchise Disclosure...

The answer to your question lies within the four corners of the lease you signed. If the lease says "approximately x sf" or stipulates that the...

As my colleagues have indicated, franchising is complex and costly. You will need a federally registered trademark (this can take 9+ months to...

You do not need an EIN for the fictitious/assumed name (DBA). The purpose of filing the dba or fictitious or assumed name with the state (it is...