What is the required method for Big Blue Swim School to notify a franchisee of the DRA termination?
Big_Blue_Swim_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We have the right at any time to terminate this DRA and your rights under this DRA to develop BIG BLUE Swim Schools within the Territory, such termination to be effective upon our delivery to you of written notice of termination, if:
- (a) you fail to satisfy any deadline under the Schedule or any other obligation under this DRA, which defaults you have no right to cure (except for the circumstances described in Section 8 below); or
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 76–278)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Big Blue Swim School Franchise Disclosure Document, Big Blue Swim School has the right to terminate the Development Rights Agreement (DRA) and the franchisee's rights to develop Big Blue Swim Schools within the designated territory. To do so, Big Blue Swim School must provide the franchisee with a written notice of termination. The termination becomes effective immediately upon the franchisee's receipt of this written notice.
This termination right can be exercised if the franchisee fails to meet any deadline outlined in the Schedule or any other obligation under the DRA. Importantly, the franchisee does not have the opportunity to correct these failures, except under specific circumstances detailed in Section 8 of the DRA.
This strict adherence to deadlines and obligations underscores the importance of franchisees understanding and meeting all requirements outlined in the DRA to avoid potential termination of their development rights. The written notice requirement provides a clear and documented method of communication for such terminations.