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  • FRANCHISE LAW ROUNDUP: Renovations

    Monday, December 19, 2016 | Holly Wagner

    Please refer to Governing Statutes for more information. “Not specified” indicates that an issue is not addressed specifically in the particular statutes. Please send any updates to editors@dealernews.com

    ALABAMA – Must be reasonable.

    ALASKA – Not specified

    ARIZONA – … “reasonable and justifiable in light of current and reasonably foreseeable economic conditions…or unless the alteration is reasonably required to effectively display and service a vehicle based on the technology of the vehicle.”

    ARKANSAS – Incentive penalties allowed for refusing renovation after seven years.

    CALIFORNIA – Manufacturer may not “require, by contract or otherwise, a dealer to make a material alteration, expansion, or addition to any dealership facility, unless the required alteration, expansion, or addition is reasonable in light of all existing circumstances, including economic conditions and advancements in vehicular technology.”

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