Franchise laws are a combination of federal and state laws governing the registration, offering and sale of franchises, as well as the legal relationship between franchisors and franchisees. The federal franchise rule is the supreme federal franchise law that governs all franchise transactions in the United States within fifty. After you have spent at least 14 days and decided to proceed with the purchase of the franchise, most franchisors will require you to pay acompany so that they can prepare your documents. You must then sign the documents and return them to the franchisee. Once the franchisee has signed, you are officially a franchisee and the terms of the agreement are in effect. At this point, the franchisor will usually require the rest of the original franchise fee to be paid, and other obligations will begin, for example. B the requirement to equip a building, the obligation to pay weekly fees, etc. The franchise agreement will be detailed to learn more about the relationship between franchisee and franchisee. It contains detailed information about proprietary statements and describes things such as website maintenance and upgrade requirements. Once you and the franchisor have started talking about the fact that you will become franchisees, you have the right, upon reasoned request, to obtain the FDD in print or electronic form. The purpose of the 14-day rule is to give you time to think about your decision to become a franchisee, and you should take the time to check and understand what is included.