Legal Question in Personal Injury in Washington
I recently owned a commercial cleaning franchise. I gave up the franchise. The franchiser collects the monthly payments from my cleaning accounts. and then removes their fees and sends me a check once a month for the balance. I recently gave up my franchise do to several problems with the franchiser and now the franchiser is going to keep the money that I earned for services rendered from my cleaning accounts. I have a contract with the Franchiser and he is saying since I still owe a balance for the franchise purchase he can keep the money I earned for services rendered and apply it towards my franchise. Can the franchiser do this? The franchiser was in breach of contract but that is a whole other legal issue.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Whether or not the franchiser can do that depends on your contract. I would review the terms of your franchise agreement, and proceed accordingly.
I agree that the terms of your franchise agreement control here, but given that you say there are breaches on the other side as well as their claimed breaches by you, you may be wise to have an attorney review all the paperwork and at least tell you where you are headed with this situation. If the dollars and cents are large in this deal and the franchise fees being deducted from your accounts, then a small investment in a couple of hours of attorney time for the information you seek may be worth pursuing.
Best of luck!
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