---
title: "Check whether the disclosure attaches the franchisee's lease"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/prepare-the-lease-and-occupancy-disclosure-where-the-franchisee-occupies/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A34-R20261018-2-US"
practice_area: "Franchising & Distribution"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check whether the disclosure attaches the franchisee's lease

> Record whether Item 22 attaches a lease, option, or purchase agreement for the premises, and the page. Copy any premises clause the agreement itself contains. Write no occupancy disclosure.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/prepare-the-lease-and-occupancy-disclosure-where-the-franchisee-occupies/united-states  
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 | Record whether Item 22 attaches a lease, option, or purchase agreement for the premises, and the page. Copy any premises clause the agreement itself contains. Write no occupancy disclosure. |
| What the lawyer must review | Item 22 of 16 C.F.R. section 436.5 says to attach a copy of all proposed agreements regarding the franchise offering, including the franchise agreement and any lease, options, and purchase agreements. The tool records what is attached. It does not draft an occupancy disclosure. No further lease-disclosure content was opened. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare the lease and occupancy disclosure where the franchisee occupies franchisor premises](https://ailawframework.com/practice/franchising-and-distribution/prepare-the-lease-and-occupancy-disclosure-where-the-franchisee-occupies.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record whether Item 22 attaches a lease, option, or purchase agreement for the premises, and the page. Copy any premises clause the agreement itself contains. Write no occupancy disclosure.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Attachment of a lease is not a finding that the lease matches the franchise agreement.
- Do not add occupancy terms the documents do not contain.

## Sources

- [16 C.F.R. Part 436, Franchise Rule (eCFR)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-436) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [FTC Franchise Rule](https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/franchise-rule) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Franchise lease and other agreement disclosure times](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/franchising-and-distribution/lease-and-other-agreements.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist of when the ACCC page says a franchisor must give lease, occupancy and other agreement documents to a franchisee or prospective franchisee. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

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