---
title: "Read Item 17 on cause, no cause, and curable defaults"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/check-a-proposed-termination-for-breach-against-the-remedy-and-particula/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A34-OB20261022-5-US"
practice_area: "Franchising & Distribution"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Read Item 17 on cause, no cause, and curable defaults

> Extract the Item 17 rows for termination by the franchisor without cause, termination with cause, curable defaults, and non-curable defaults, and the contract sections cited.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Franchising & Distribution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Extract the Item 17 rows for termination by the franchisor without cause, termination with cause, curable defaults, and non-curable defaults, and the contract sections cited. Do not decide whether a default has been cured. |
| What the lawyer must review | 16 CFR 436.5(q) requires the franchise-relationship table to disclose termination by the franchisor without cause, termination by the franchisor with cause, "cause" defined as curable defaults, and "cause" defined as non-curable defaults, each cross-referenced to the agreement. If an item is not applicable, the franchisor states "Not Applicable." A policy offered where the agreement is silent is footnoted, including whether the policy is subject to change. The opened rule requires that disclosure. It does not create a statutory period in which a default must be remedied. The lawyer reads the attached agreement for any cure period and applies it to the facts. ABA Model Rules 1.1 and 5.3 and Formal Opinion 512 leave that review with the lawyer. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check a proposed termination for breach against the remedy and particular-grounds rules](https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/check-a-proposed-termination-for-breach-against-the-remedy-and-particula.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Extract the Item 17 rows for termination by the franchisor without cause, termination with cause, curable defaults, and non-curable defaults, and the contract sections cited. Do not decide whether a default has been cured.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Any cure period is in the contract the table points to. Part 436, as opened, does not impose one.
- This task is the cause and default rows. The franchisee's obligations on termination are a separate Item 17 row.
- The eCFR page says it is not an official legal edition of the CFR. A state relationship statute may add a cure right. No state statute was opened.

## Sources

- [eCFR, 16 CFR Part 436, Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-436) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [FTC Franchise Rule Compliance Guide (May 2008)](https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/plain-language/bus70-franchise-rule-compliance-guide.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*