Regarding a cancellation hearing for Best Western, what is the deadline for submitting a written petition for rehearing, and to whom must it be sent?
Best_Western Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
hall specify in detail the violations charged to exist and the facts believed to support the charged violations, and shall cite the Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, New Construction Guidelines, Renovation & Refurbishing Guidelines, or orders or directives of the Board charged to have been violated. For alleged violations of paragraph 1100.7, or violations for which no corrective period is allowed, compliance with this notice provision is not required.
- B. The Board, by policy, may from time to time establish time periods during which the charged violations may be corrected to avoid further action. Any period for correction shall in no event exceed sixty (60) days from the date of notification provided for in rule 1200.2(A). If the alleged violations contained within the notice to the Member are subject to corrective period, said period shall be stated in the notice.
- C. Within twenty-one (21) days after the mailing of the notification of violation, the Member shall make written answer to the charges, which shall be sent by traceable expedited carrier to the President and Chief Executive Officer or his designee. The answer shall state specifically whether the charged violations will be corrected within the prescribed corrective period or whether the existence of the charged violations is challenged. If the charged violations have been corrected within the twenty-one (21) days, the answer shall so specifically state. Additionally, if corrective action may still be taken within the established corrective period, the Member shall notify Best Western when the charged violations have been corrected. Such notification shall be mailed no later than the last date of the corrective period.
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Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 108–413)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
The 2025 Best Western Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) outlines the process for addressing violations and potential membership cancellation. If Best Western alleges a violation, the member has twenty-one (21) days after the mailing date of the violation notification to provide a written answer. This answer must be sent via traceable expedited carrier to the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or their designee.
The member's response should specifically state whether they intend to correct the charged violations within the given corrective period or if they dispute the existence of the violations. If the violations have already been corrected within the 21-day period, the response should explicitly state this. Additionally, if corrective action is still possible within the established corrective period, the member must notify Best Western when the violations have been corrected, with this notification being sent no later than the last day of the corrective period.
If the President and CEO or their designee determines, upon receiving the member's answer, that the violations do not exist, have been satisfactorily corrected, or will be corrected within the prescribed corrective period, no further action is required from either the member or Best Western. However, if the member fails to correct the violations within the corrective period and notify Best Western, or if the corrections are not satisfactory to Best Western, the President and CEO or their designee will notify the member via traceable expedited carrier that grounds for cancellation exist.