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OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2020

Row House FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2020

The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). Row House's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2020 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal) — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.

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THE SAME DOCUMENT SITES SELL OR GATE BEHIND LEAD FORMS. FILED 2020 · SOURCE STATE MN

What the 2020 filing revealedextracted · sourced
ITEM 5Initial franchise fee$60K
ITEM 6Ongoing royalty7.0% of gross sales
ITEM 7Total initial investment$277K–$500K
ITEM 3Disclosed litigation matters0
ITEM 19Earnings disclosure (FPR)Yes — financial performance representation made
ITEM 20Outlets (fiscal 2019)54 franchised at year end · 0 exits
ITEM 21Franchisor financial statementsclean (unqualified) audit opinion — Deloitte & Touche LLP

Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2020 Row House FDD as filed and links back to that document. Fields the filing did not state are omitted — nothing here is estimated, surveyed, or filled in from marketing material. FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number.

Row House FDD questions, answered

Where can I download the Row House FDD for free?

Row House's 2020 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.

What year is Row House's most recent FDD on file?

The most recent Row House FDD tracked here was filed in 2020 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.

Does Row House's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?

Yes — Row House makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2020 FDD. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.

What does Row House's FDD Item 20 show?

In fiscal 2019, Row House ended with 54 franchised outlets; 0 of 0 open at the start of the year left the system (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").

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