reasonable, necessary, and uniformly enforced. (I) To require or request a franchisee to assent to a release, assignment, novation, waiver, or estoppel which would prospectively relieve any person from liability imposed by this chapter. (J) To require or demand that a franchisee pay liquidated or other post-termination damages in excess of the average monthly royalty fees paid by the franchisee during the prior 12 full calendar months (or the shorter time that the franchised location has been in the system), multiplied by the lesser of 6 months or the number of months remaining in the term of the franchise agreement. (K) To act to accomplish, either directly or indirectly through any parent company, subsidiary, affiliate, or agent, what would otherwise be prohibited under this chapter on the part of the manufacturer or distributor. 4. Standards of conduct (a) Duty of good faith (1) A franchise contract imposes on each party thereto a duty to act in good faith in its performance and enforcement. (2) As used in this subsection, a duty of good faith shall— (A) obligate a party to a franchise to do nothing that will have the effect of destroying or injuring the right of the other party to obtain and receive the expected fruits of the contract