DoodyCalls Inc., formerly known as DoodyCalls Fairfax VA, LLC, has operated a business similar to the one offered under this Disclosure Document since 2000. DoodyCalls Inc. is a Virginia corporation with its principal place of business at 114 Fourth Street SE, Suite A, Charlottesville, VA 22902. As of the date of this Disclosure Document, DoodyCalls Inc. operates two DoodyCalls Businesses, which include territories located in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC. DoodyCalls Inc. does not operate any other business. DoodyCalls Inc. does not offer, and has not offered, franchises in any line of business.
DoodyCalls Intellectual Property LLC, formerly known as DoodyCalls, L.L.C., (the “TM Affiliate”), a Virginia limited liability company, is the owner of the Proprietary Marks (defined below) and System (defined below). Under an agreement with our TM Affiliate dated August 24, 2004, we have the right to use and license the System and Proprietary Marks. Our TM Affiliate does not offer, and has not offered, franchises in any line of business and has never operated businesses of the type being franchised. The principal place of business of our TM Affiliate is at 114 Fourth Street SE, Suite A, Charlottesville, VA 22902.
We are offering franchises which operate under a format and system that TM Affiliate developed (the “System”) relating to the establishment and operation of a business that provides exterior pet waste removal (“scooping”) service and odor control service for residential yards, apartment complexes, commercial properties, and Home Owner Associations using our trade dress, the System, and operating under the name and marks “DoodyCalls” (“Franchised Business”). Franchised Businesses provide petrelated services or products that make yards and community common areas clean and usable (“Services”). GP:4841-3284-4165 v4 2019 DoodyCalls FDD Page 2 Currently, Services include exterior pet waste pick up and removal, exterior deodorizing, pet waste station set-up, service and maintenance, trash can service, outdoor common area cleaning services, Optional Services (as defined in Item 16) and such other related services as we may designate from time to time. Franchised Businesses also will use and offer for sale to customers pet-related products, including pet waste stations, pet waste station supplies, and logoed and non-logoed litter bags (“Products”).
When you sign the Franchise Agreement for your first Franchised Business, you must pay us an initial franchise fee (the “Initial Franchise Fee”). The Initial Franchise Fee is $27,500 and must be paid to us at the time you sign the Franchise Agreement. The Initial Franchise Fee will be fully earned when paid and is non-refundable in consideration of administrative and other expenses incurred by us in entering into the Franchise Agreement and for our lost or deferred opportunity to enter into the Franchise Agreement with others.
As noted in Item 5, existing franchisees that are not in default of their franchise agreement(s) may purchase additional Franchised Businesses and pay our then-current Additional Initial Franchisee Fee, which is based on the number of Franchised Businesses operated. We may finance the Additional Initial Franchise Fee for any additional Franchised
The FTC's Franchise Rule permits a franchisor to provide information about the actual or potential financial performance of its franchised and/or franchisor-owned outlets, if there is a reasonable basis for the information, and if the information is included in the Disclosure Document. Financial performance information that differs from that included in Item 19 may be given only if: (1) a franchisor provides the actual records of an existing outlet you are considering buying; or (2) a franchisor supplements the information provided in this Item 19, for example, by providing information about possible performance at a particular location or under particular circumstances.